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his boat across the water near the Courtenay Airpark, took out his flashlight With daily thoughts of and examined the brush, her rescuer and the lengths thinking someone might he went to find her, Comox have been lost.

He took his bike and Valley hit-and-run victim Molly (Megan) Burton searched the bushes for is focusing on the “truly Burton’s voice, and found her about heroic” man 45 minutes to get herself later. through her “He kept long recovher hope up; ery. within minBurton, utes of her 24, suffered becoming critical injuconscious (in ries to her hospital) she lower right was talkleg and right ing about arm Sept. how incred11 when she ible he was,” was struck explained by a vehicle Wells. “Molly on Comox LESLIE WELLS asks about Road and lay in nearby brush for several him and talks about how good he was. She is focushours.

A 16-year-old Comox Val- ing on that aspect and the ley teen was identified as fact he found her. He truly is heroic.” the suspect driver.

Wells said following the Burton has since had four surgeries on her leg current round of surgeries, in hospital in Victoria and Burton will take between will require more, said her three and six months to recover before doctors permother, Leslie Wells.

“She is exhausted … and form a second round of surin a lot of pain, but today geries.

“It takes her a few days (Friday) is the first day where we’ve been able to (after each surgery) for the downgrade our worry a lit- pain to level off. She needtle bit and she might keep ed three surgeries to clean out the wound (on her leg) her leg,” added Wells.

After she was struck, because the risk of infecBurton remained in a tion was high. The doctors blackberry bush for approx- couldn’t start reconstrucimately four hours until tion before making sure the Brody Fullerton heard her leg was clean of debris.”

Wells explained Burton screams for help. ... see ‘WE ARE’ ■ A2 Fullerton, who was on

Erin Haluschak Record Staff

ISLAND AIR PILOT Malcolm Fletcher flew this Cessna 182 over to Powell River Tuesday so he could transport a man with two severed fingers to Vancouver.

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Pilot does unexpected medevac Renee Andor Record Staff

When Island Air pilot Malcolm Fletcher woke up Tuesday morning, he never expected to perform a medevac mission from Powell River to Vancouver.

But, that’s exactly what he did Tuesday afternoon when a Powell River man in his 50s sliced off two fingers in his wood chipper.

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the 39-year-old commercial pilot cringes at the sight of blood.

“It was just a big bandaged bloody mess and a bag of ice,” recalls Fletcher.

“And his other hand was bandaged, too, with blood soaking through that, too, but he used it to climb into the plane.

“I was a little queasy, and the sight of all this was pretty overwhelming,” he added. “I think most mede-

vacs, there’s a wall between you and what’s going on in the back so you fly the plane and you don’t have to worry about that. So, that’s where, for me, this was a big step ... my mission was to make the flight safe and not be overwhelmed by the gore.”

Fletcher got a call at 1:30 p.m. and was told the injured man was in Powell River General Hospital, but that he needed to transfer

to the St. Joseph’s or Campbell River hospital because of the severity of the injury.

But, because it was nonlife threatening, and due to a lack of medevac aircraft available, the injured man was going to be put on the ferry at Powell River and have to drive over to one of the hospitals.

Fletcher asked his boss at Island Air if he could use the company’s amphibi-

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Molly choosing to remain positive Erin Haluschak Record Staff

Waking up daily in her room at Victoria General Hospital, Molly Burton has a choice — to focus on what has happened or to choose to look ahead.

“I wake up every day and I have to make a conscious choice to make a positive outlook on what’s going to happen,” she explained during a phone interview from her hospital bed.

‘We are hopeful’

Despite facing a slew of more surgeries, hourly monitoring of blood flow and relearning how to use her muscles, the 24-yearold notes she is drawing inspiration from her family and friends, and in particular, her grandfather.

“I think about him a lot. He was injured in the war and was missing a large portion of his right leg. He lay in a tank tread until he was rescued,” she said.

“I come from a family of fighters.”

Following a series

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of bone, skin and muscle grafts to her right leg and arm, Burton admits she “can’t really wrap my head” around what lies ahead.

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“The first 24 hours were absolutely critical. (Doctors) were checking her blood flow constantly. Now it’s every few hours; we are hopeful.”

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had a chance to talk with rescuer Brody Fullerton directly, she has sent messages through her family members, who have talked to him.

“We’re planning to have a barbecue with both families once I’m back in the Valley.”

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Some residents in Lazo North (Area B) of the regional district are up in arms about considerably higher charges on mock water bills, as compared to other local jurisdictions.

If their mock bill is indicative of things to come, Wilkinson Road resident Ted Fortosky and his wife will pay $600 or $700 yearly, even though they don’t have a garden to tend. Fortosky does not wash a car, but his wife has seven rain barrels.

He has a neighbour facing a possible $800 yearly fee, as per the mock bill.

Fortosky — who attended a recent regional district meeting about recommended water rates and results of a mock billing period — doesn’t mind the idea of water meters but takes issue with the CVRD’s formula for determining charges. The mock rate for rural residents is a minimum $304.08 per year, plus tiered charges for those who use more than 60,000 litres per four months.

“Everybody in the regional district pays about $435 per year, no matter how much they use. They want to change that,” said Fortosky, noting Comox and Courtenay residents have no surcharge on flat water rates. “They have unlimited usage.

“Their (CVRD) system is inequitable because we are going to be paying more than people in Comox or Courtenay for the same water supply. In the CVRD, there’s about 1,500 households. The number of people accessing Comox Lake water, I understand, is

about 38,000. So we’re only about 10 per cent of the users, and yet we’re going to be paying a lot more.”

Dave Mellin, a retiree who lives on Denny Road, says the average water rate in a Vancouver Island household is $250. In his 33 years in the Little River area, he said the rate has jumped from $180 to $435.

“The roughly 1,500 of us, we’re getting absolutely hammered,” said Mellin, whose mock bill shows a $750 charge. “How is it someone across the street (Comox or Courtenay resident) can pay less and they use all the water they want?

It’s not equitable…We are absolutely furious about this.”

Marc Rutten, senior manager of engineering services, said the comparison is “not apples to apples” because Comox and Courtenay each operate their own water system and determine costs, as does the regional district.

Rutten added that only the top 50 or 100 customers of the 1,500 would receive an $800 or $900 yearly bill while the lowest users would pay less than $250 per year.

“The only reason their bill is so high is because they’re using a humongous amount of water,” Rutten said, noting leaks and highflow toilets, for instance, can add to water bills. “The average bill is going to be the same as it always was, down in the $300 — $400 range.”

More than half of CVRD residents receiving mock bills will pay less than the $435 annual fee they now pay, said Area B director Jim Gillis.

“We are trying to reduce the use of water by setting a scale that will put more cost on the high water users and those who use less water will be rewarded with a reduced water cost,” Gillis said. “Reduce the use of water and we save on

THIS HARMLESS-LOOKING DEVICE to measure water usage is stirring up emotions among some Comox Valley rural residents.

WHAT DO TOWNS DO? Scott Stanfield, Record Staff Courtenay does not have a residential water metering program, though meters have been installed in multi-residential and commercial units.

Comox has voluntary metering.

Courtenay charges a $343 flat rate. With frontage tax of about $60 per resident, the yearly charge for water is about $400, based on cost, markup and reserves, says Mayor Larry Jangula.

“It’s very clear that our residents do not want water meters,” said Jangula, who feels money should be spent to upgrade the main water system.

“If you put a water meter in, how can you then restrict how much water someone uses? I feel that our public have been respectful over water use. It’s changing habits and they change slowly.

“I think by and large they’ve bought into it. What they want to see is fiscal accountability with their dollars.”

About a third of Comox properties have been metered. These residents choose whether to pay a flat rate of $327 per year on their property tax bill, or a metered rate of 93 cents per cubic metre for consumption over 12 cubic metres per month (there is a minimum charge for metered customers of $17.50 per month).

The maximum that can be saved on a metered rate is $117 per year.

Comox water rates also include a surcharge for consumption exceeding 600 cubic metres per year of $1.40 per cubic metre for flat-rate customers, or 47 cents per cubic metre for metered-rate customers.

Over the past year, statistics show an average Comox home used 304 cubic metres (304,000 litres) of water. A typical (median) home used 247 cubic metres (247,000 litres) — meaning half got by with fewer than 247m3.

infrastructure.” been shown to reduce conImpending compliance sumption by 30 to 40 per with government-mandated cent in a community.

Installing 1,500 water 4,321 treatment directives means looming infrastruc- meters cost $1.25 million. ture costs for all water The project was funded by systems in the Valley, says grant money and reserves.

CVRD board chair/Area C It did not require a referdirector Edwin Grieve. In endum because it did not addition to chlorination, involve large amounts of installing UV treatment, a borrowing.

Mellin and Fortosky filtration plant and/or deep water intake will add tens would prefer having one of millions to the cost of water authority serving the entire Valley. delivering saniThey also tized, potable The high noted a lack water. of public“How that water users want ity before the cost pie is the status quo to meeting. sliced begs the “What input question: What be maintained. has the public is fair?” said That will allow had?” Fortosky Grieve, who them to use as said.

“The feels a user-pay participatory system is the much water as democracy in only fair way they want with the CVRD is to address the impunity and the not what it cost burden. should be in Gillis con- low water users will be the ones our estimation. curs.

“The high who will subsidize There doesn’t to be water users their use. It is not seem any listening want the status quo to be main- right and it is not to the commuI certainly tained,” Gillis fair.

Jim Gillis nity. would like to said. “That will see more comallow them to use as much water as they munity consultation.”

Rutten said the district want with impunity and the low water users will be advised homeowners of the the ones who will subsidize meeting by mail and online.

Mellin said residents their use. It is not right and have a proposal to make it is not fair.”

Grieve added an analogy. the system more equitable.

“Think of one neighbour They are slated to deliver in his home. His thermo- a presentation Monday at stat is turned down and the the next Electoral Services lights are off in the rooms Area Committee meeting, he is not using. Across the which begins at 10 a.m. at street, the other neighbour the regional district boardhas his baseboard heaters room.

“This is a bit of a cash cranked and all the lights in the house are on. Should cow,” Mellin said. “We don’t the first neighbour pay the have a shortage of water, same hydro bill as the sec- we have a shortage of infraond?” Grieve said. “Water structure. Why don’t we put is only going to get more a couple more storage tanks expensive. Sticking your in?”

Mock rates could be rechead in the sand and pretending that we can turn ommended at the EASC the clock backwards is not meeting, with the board adopting rates later in our option.”

While some claim the October. reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com devices are ineffective, Rutten says water meters have

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ous Cessna 182 to fly over to Powell River and help the man out.

His boss said ‘yes’ right away.

“He’s really, really an amazing boss — best boss I’ve had,” says Fletcher.

“This was probably a $1,500 charter, and we did it for about $250.”

Fletcher notes fuel for the trip cost nearly $200 and the landing fee was over $50 so the Powell River man will only pay for the hard cost of the trip.

Fletcher left the Courtenay Airpark about 30 minutes after he received the call, and when in Powell River, he says doctors decided the man should be taken to Vancouver instead.

“They wanted stem cell work and they wanted a plastic surgeon specialist,” recalls Fletcher.

He points out the flight took plenty of planning, especially because Vancouver International is such a busy airport; Fletcher made and received 49

Sensible drive beginning well With 130 registered canvassers in the Comox Valley, the Sensible BC campaign is off to a great start locally.

The petition for a referendum to decriminalize simple possession of cannabis marijuana needs 10 per cent of registered voters to sign. In the Comox Valley, that would be 5,000 signatures.

“We will need at least 7,000 signatures to make up for any mistakes made on petition forms, but I think we will get at least 10,000 by Dec. 9,” said local organizer Ernie Yacub. “In the first two weeks of petitioning with only 30 canvassers, we’ve collected 754 signatures.”

Petitions can be signed at Urban Smoke, Progressive Growth, Lush Valley Food Hub in Courtenay and Cippoline’s Bakery in Willow Point. Watch for canvassers at local coffee shops, the farmers’ market, and anywhere people gather over the next two and a half months.

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The injured man’s wife boarded the fourperson aircraft with him and the three made the 40-minute flight to Vancouver.

“He was actually fairly with it,” recalls Fletcher. “He was obviously heavily drugged but I think his wife and I were doing worse than he was — she was in shock.”

Though Fletcher felt queasy due to the sight of blood, he says his training kicked in.

“You end up reverting to your training, and you just, I don’t know, you do the job at hand and you do what you have to do the best you can,” he says. “And this was sort

ister as a canvasser, Surecopy on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay will scan and e-mail your registration to Sensible BC for processing. You can also phone Terri Dunham at 250-3311322.

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On September 25th a report of a mischief to a vehicle was taken by police. The vehicle, a snowcat, was parked on the Mount Washington property when it had it's front windshield and rear window smashed out.

(2013 - 11884) On September 25th the Comox Valley RCMP attended to a two vehicle collision on highway19 near the turnoff to the Mount Washington resort. The investigation revealed that one vehicle had run into another vehicle at a high rate of speed causing extensive damage and injuries. Both were taken to hospital where one of the drivers passed away as a result of his injuries. (2013 - 11885) Police received a report of a hit and run accident on Vanier drive in Courtenay on the afternoon of September 25th. The witness reported a Red colored Mustang had driven through the fence at the aquatic center and had then driven off. A plate number was obtained and this investigation is continuing. (2013 - 11897)

On September 26th police received a call of a break and enter at a residence located on Little Bear Way in Royston. The culprit entered the residence via the back door with the assistance of a piece of gardening equipment.

Nothing appeared to be taken in this break-in. (2013 - 11952) The Comox Valley RCMP report a busy week-end , September 28 and 29th , due to high winds and rain. Police were called to several motor vehicle collisions on highway 19 that were weather related. In most cases the accidents could have been prevented by simply slowing down. Police were also kept busy with numerous business alarms were also received due to the weather.

If anyone has any information with regards to any of these investigation or other crimes, please call the Comox Valley RCMP at 250338-1321. Should you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

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As of Friday morning, Fletcher says the man will keep his middle finger, though doctors are still unsure he will keep his index finger.

“I was really glad to help them out; I could only imagine having to sit on that ferry, and then if they did release him and then decide that he was going to have to go to Vancouver … they would have driven to Nanaimo, waited for another ferry and gone across,” he says. “It would have been a six-hour ordeal just to get to Vancouver.”

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Teachers hit road for good cause Renee Andor Record Staff

Two Comox Valley educators have a month left to prepare themselves for the longest run of their lives.

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by NIDES) vice principal Jen Turner and École Puntledge Park kindergarten teacher Beth Reed will run in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3.

The distance is 26.2 miles, (42.2 kilometres), through the streets of New York City, and, according to Turner, neither woman is a marathoner.

“I would say seven kilometres is probably the longest I’d ever run, and Beth, she had done a half-marathon before, but she said it was the hardest thing that she’d ever done,” says Turner.

Reed plays soccer but notes she only started running a few years ago and still has difficulty referring to herself as a ‘runner.’

But, the women have been training since June, and Turner says she can now run 20 kilometres and still have a bit of energy left over, while Reed can run 24 kilometres at this point.

Turner plans to run 26 kilometres this weekend as she continues to bump up her distance goals.

“And the other day when I was hill training (my coach Mia Jerritt was) like, ‘I can’t believe that you’re doing this,’ because

COMOX VALLEY EDUCATORS Jen Turner (left) and Beth Reed will run in the New York City Marathon to raise funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. They need to raise $8,000 by Oct. 30. two years ago I had a back injury and I could barely walk — it hurt to walk. And she’s like, ‘And here you are, running up this hill, making it look easy, and

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Though Turner admits completing the marathon will be a big accomplishment, the women are not running simply to say they can do it; they’re running for a cause.

Dubbed The Valley Girls, the two-person team is running to raise money for Team Reeve. Funds raised

ple with spinal cord injuries via grants, information and advocacy.

They must raise $8,000 for the charity by Oct. 30. Turner notes they are paying for their own travel expenses so every cent raised will go to the Reeve Foundation.

They will soon ask local businesses to donate to their team, and will wear the logos

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“At first glance, we assume the innocence of children but when is it that we stop trying to achieve these dreams? I decided it was important for our students to have an adult ‘model’ an I Can goal,” explains Reed, noting a co-worker’s son was in an accident that left him a quadriplegic around this time.

“I knew that I wanted to do something to help and the marathon was the best way I knew how … it’s important to me to raise awareness for the great things the Reeve Foundation does, and do my little part to help.”

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Tickets are $20 with all proceeds going to the team fundraising goal. Advance tickets can be picked up at the Bridge Lounge or through Reed at École Puntledge Park School or Turner at Navigate (jen.turner@sd71. bc.ca).

Turner says the idea to run in the marathon started because of the I Can initiative, which empowers students to set goals for themselves and achieve them.

“We brought that language into our classrooms and we saw the power of it, and how it inspired kids to pick goals and meet them and try something new, and we’re their teachers and we should have goals as well.”

Reed adds that she was inspired by a student’s list of I Can goals: Run a marathon, Help people, Save the World.

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A History of the Comox District

Early Mining in the Comox Valley: Vancouver Island Coal

Continued from Sept. 26, 2013 As early as March 30, 1863, the Victoria Colonist newspaper reported that there were two settlers on a ranch 15 miles south of Comox whose "‌ object in settling there was not so much farming but with a view to prospecting for coal in the vicinity."

Coal outcrops were found nearby on the Tsable River, a find that was to result in the first coal mine in the Comox District.

The Baynes Sound Coal Company was established in November 1865, when a lease on 11 square miles of land totalling 7,040 acres was obtained for six months for the sum of $55. This land lay to the west of Buckley Bay in the watershed of Tsable River. The company did not do enough development in those six months to warrant the surveyor-general renewing the lease.

Another group consisting of 61 Americans petitioned the Colonial Government in 1866 to lease 5,000 acres in the Baynes Sound region in order to mine coal that would be suitable for the manufacture of gas.

By November of that year the group, calling themselves the Black Diamond Coal Company, had secured 29 prospecting leases in the area. J. Robertson Stewart of Victoria was listed as their agent. Again lack of development work, coupled with complaints from the Baynes Sound Coal Company that their prior rights had been violated, caused the loss of the Black Diamond Coal Company's claims.

Revitalized in June 1870, with the word "Mining" added to its name,

the Baynes Sound Coal Mining Company was formed. Capitalized at $50,000, this group, spearheaded by David Leneveu, started work on the Tsable River property. Before coal was produced, another name change was made, this time to Baynes Sound Colliery Company. In most instances, name changes resulted from the reorganization of companies to bring in additional capital for development purposes.

A detailed description of this first coal mine in the Comox District was made by Mr. Darryl Muralt in The Islander: Quadra, Baynes Sound Coal Mine The little coal mining communty of Quadra was born, prospered briefly, and perished nearly 20 years before the opening of the famous Union Collieries at nearby Cumberland.

Quadra's existence and fortunes were based on the Baynes Sound Coal Mines, which were located several miles inland from Fanny Bay in the narrow gorge of a tributary of the Tsable River.

Today, the little community has passed from the memory of all but a few and even its exact location is unknown.

The presence of coal in the area first became known in the early 1870s when two seams of fine, hard coal were located in a deep canyon about two and a half miles inland from the quiet waters of Baynes Sound. The seams were six and seven feet in width and were conveniently located so that they could be worked level-free, meaning that horizontal tunnels could be used to remove the coal rather than a deep shaft and hoisting apparatus.

Colliery Lease as per 1905. Note proposed E & N route to Comox The mine site was about 200 feet above sea level which would also favour easy downhill transportation to tidewater for transfer aboard ships or barges. The shipping point was ideally located along the western shore of the Sound, somewhere between Vancouver and Denman Islands.

Development work began in 1874 with the driving of two short tunnels, and a shallow shaft was excavated to locate the upper seam where it had been laterally shifted by a fault or movement along a crack between two large bodies of rock. The results justified further development and in 1875, the Baynes Sound Coal Mining Company was incorporated to bring the 5,000 acre property into production.

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By the end of that year, a sawmill was under construction to cut timbers for the erection of mine buildings, wharves and a tramway to carry the coal down to tidewater. One of the two original tunnels was enlarged and driven into a point about 250 feet from the surface at the riverbank. It intersected the first two coal seams plus a third which was about three feet in width. The tunnel was six feet wide and six feet eight inches high, allowing room for an underground tramway to bring the coal out to the surface.

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Convoy needs help for journey

The Mexican Schools Project is a grassroots organization that assists rural Mexican communities in addressing their educational priorities.

The group, led by Comox Valley resident Bob Johnson, works to meet the basic needs of school-age children in Cabo Corrientes, a remote area south of Puerto Vallarta.

Past projects include remodelling existing schoolhouses, providing school bathrooms, clean water, school supplies and basic academic resources.

The group has completed annual projects since 2002 in conjunction with Canadian Rotary Clubs. This year the goal is to build a minimum of four outdoor washrooms for the school children.

“Proper sanitation is seriously lacking and it’s something we can help with by building new washrooms,” says Johnson. “Each washroom we build costs around $5,000, and with the support of the Comox Valley’s Strathcona Sunrise and Cumberland Centennial Rotary Clubs as well as the Qualicum Daybreak, Nanaimo North and the Lantzville Rotary clubs, we are committed to building and repairing a minimum of seven washrooms this fall.”

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MEXICAN SCHOOLS PROJECT leader Bob Johnson left Courtenay on Friday morning on a cycle to Victoria to raise funds to send support vehicles to Mexico. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK ians and Mexican Schools Project build washrooms, volunteers will drive down in a “convoy” of donated vehicles.

Stopping along the route to speak to Rotary clubs, the group hopes to fill the vehicles with school and medical supplies, clothing and more for the children of Cabo Corrientes. These vehicles and the supplies will stay in the community.

“So far we have an ambulance, a specialneeds school bus, a Chevy Tahoe and a

Honda CRV donated,” says Bayne Mann, Strathcona Sunrise Rotary Club member and volunteer driver.

“If you have a suitable vehicle in good running condition you want to donate we will find a driver to deliver it to Mexico.”

The volunteers leave the Comox Valley on Oct. 28. Your generous donation will be of great assistance in the success of this initiative.

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Conservation group trying to save Comox home Record Staff

With the hopes of saving a historic Comox home and creating an interpretive centre, a conversation group has released a report for Comox council presenting two options to keep the home standing.

In June, the Comox Valley Naturalists Society and Project Watershed asked Comox council for a delay on the demolition of Mack Laing’s ‘Baybrook’ house, which is situated at 70 Orchard Park Dr., a 2.6-hectare piece of waterfront property.

Council asked for an assessment to determine if the structures (including the main house) which were in poor condition, were worth saving.

The report determined the cost of renovating and saving the building would exceed the cost of reconstruction, and the plan was to remove the structure and return the property to a natural, park-like state.

The groups — known as the Mack Laing House Conservation Committee — enlisted a team of biologists, planners, engineers and historians to examine two homes: ‘Baybrook’ and ‘Shakesides.’

In their report, the committee determined due to flooding, ‘Shakesides’ is structurally unsound and cannot be salvaged in the longterm.

‘Baybrook’ meanwhile, was found to be structurally sound by a professional engineer and salvageable by a professional architect, the report states.

In early September, the Town removed three cottages from the property, which were not structurally sound and beyond repair.

The committee describes two options and their socio-economic limitations: A national parksstyle post-and-beam viewing cover with signage with an infilled basement (cost estimated between $75,000 to $100,000) or a full restoration developing conservation tourism and education (cost estimated between $150,000 to $200,000).

“To make Baybrook a viable business option, the Strathcona Wilderness Institute Facility … is used as a business model for volunteer-based nature

education and tourism enhancement facility,” explained the report.

“The proposal is to link SWI facility 24 the UNIT which only operates five months of the 24 UNIT year and Baybrook

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The committee notes to implement the latter option — which they recommend — they must dissolve the Mack Laing House Committee, reactive the Comox

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MLA McRae licensed to thrill at CVCF fundraiser Tickets are now available for the 18th annual Comox Valley Community Foundation Gala on Oct. 19 at the Native Sons Hall.

The 007 theme guarantees the evening will be “shaken, not stirred.” It’s a night of delicious food, great music, fabulous door prizes and ... Bond — James Bond.

“The CVC Foundation Gala has the welldeserved reputation of being one of the most fun evenings of celebration in our community,” said RaeAnn Hartman, gala chair and a director of the Foundation.

“This event also promotes the important work being done by the Foundation to enrich life in the Comox Valley.”

The annual gala is the Foundation’s single fundraising event of the year. Tickets are $100 and include the reception, dinner, and dance.

Proceeds are used to offset annual operation costs, allowing the Foundation to maximize funds dedicated to its Community Grants Program. The Comox Valley Community

A JAMES BOND theme will permeate the Comox Valley Community Foundation Gala on Oct. 19.

Foundation supports a wide range of charitable organizations that provide important services for the people of the region.

The CVCF is very pleased that Odlum Brown Limited is returning as the event sponsor for the next three years. “Having this kind of long-term commitment from a major sponsor is a won-

derful gift,” said Hartman.

Odlum Brown has always had a keen interest in the community. One of the firm’s founders, Tom Brown, was involved with the Vancouver Foundation and members of Odlum Brown continue that tradition today in the Comox Valley.

“We are very proud to uphold the values

and beliefs of our founders by embracing the spirit of philanthropy,” said Janine Martin, branch manager, director and associate portfolio manager of Odlum Brown Limited. “Supporting the Comox Valley Community Foundation provides a wonderful opportunity to carry on the vision and traditions that are a part of Odlum Brown’s culture.”

CVC Foundation Gala organizers are thrilled to announce that MLA Don McRae has agreed to act as host/MC/Bond for the event.

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Cumberland rocking with annual foggy fall fair Tours, music, food, fruit, pie contest and much more

The small but mighty Village of Cumberland is the place to be this weekend when friends and neighbours come together for a day-long celebration of food, forests, harvest, heritage and trails.

The Foggy Mountain Fall Fair takes place this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bring out your apples and pears and try your hand at the Old Fashioned Apple

Press. Bring along some jars or bags and you can take some home too!

Any fruit that doesn’t get juiced will find a home through LUSH Valley so clean up those trees, gather the blow down and bring your bounty to share.

Want to take a guided tour through the streets or forests of Cumberland? There are going to be lots to choose form. All tours leave from the museum and are by donation.

9:30 – 10:30: The Forgotten Town of Union with Gywn Sproule. 11 – noon:

Herb Walk in the Park.

Join clinical herbalist Yarrow Willard of Harmonic Arts. 12:30 — 1:30: Guided Tour of the Cumberland Museum with Brian Charlton.

2 – 3:30: Cumberland Community Forest Society Walk. 2:30 – 3:30: Wild Forest Fun: Kids, join Bruce Carron of Wild Spirit for a short walk and nature games in the community forest.

Kids’ activities are also a big part of the day! Print making, scavenger hunts, oldfashioned butter making, relay races and harvest-inspired arts and crafts are offered free of charge all day.

Stop by the Foggy Mountain canteen for some tasty homemade chili, muffins, fair trade coffee and hot chocolate. Or head out into the streets of Cumberland and have a delicious lunch at a local restaurant or café, pick up some handmade chocolates, fresh doughnuts and

TD employees ready to plant This Saturday, community volunteers — including TD Bank employees and their families — will help plant native species along the Piercy Creek Greenway, adjacent to the Comox Valley Parkway as part of TD Tree Days.

The event will take place rain or shine from 9 a.m. until noon.

Some gloves and shovels will be provided, although people are encouraged to bring their own and to dress for the weather. City staff will be in attendance to show proper planting techniques.

Planters are to assemble at the greenway entrance at the southern end of Piercy Avenue. The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in the planting and are invited to register at www.tdtreedays.com.

“This portion of the Greenway is part of a loop that is being steadily developed in west Courtenay,” said Nancy Hofer, environmental planner with the City. “When completed, the greenway loop will connect residents in the southern portion of the city all the way to the Rotary Riverside Trail along the Puntledge River.

This will provide a viable active transportation, recreation and even wildlife corridor.”

The greenway has benefited from the work of other volunteers in the past.

“For a couple years in a row, the Broombusters have been clearing the Scotch broom along the greenway,” Hofer said. “As

this is one of the first areas that people see travelling into the city via the Parkway, it’s a great location to get the broom under control and restore with native trees. Removing invasive species is most effective when replacing them with native plants.”

TD Tree Days, the company’s flagship volunteer program, brings employees and families, customers and community partners together to support local forest stewardship.

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It wouldn’t be a Cumberland event without some live music. The Foggy Mountain stage runs all day with performers including Cumberland’s own Gordie Carter, Josie Patterson, Blaine Dunaway and Annie Becker.

Saturday is also the much-anticipated Cumberland Pie of the Year Contest. There is still time to dust off your apron and pull out your rolling pin.

All contest details are available on the museum website. People’s Choice judging runs from noon till 3 and judging and tasting happens at 4 sharp.

All proceeds from the Pie of the Year auction are split between the Cumberland Museum and the Cumberland Community Forest Society.

Be sure to check out the Cumberland United Church Garage Sale, the Rotary Orchard Clean Up and the Waverley Hotel’s Sat-

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The Foggy Mountain Fall Fair is a community-building celebration presented by the Cumberland Museum with their friends and community partners. For all the details go to the

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Does getting old really have to be tough on your senior pet?

Dr Stacey I always remember getting old is not a disease but things do happen along the way. Things like “My cat Jewel is a lot thinner, she eats great but boy she keeps me up yowling now all night long. She drinks way more now than she used too.” Or “ my old dog Rufus wants to sleep all the time, he really doesn’t move all that much, but he looks like he wants to play he just can’t. Oh yeah, he’s been eating a lot of grass lately too and throwing up.

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If you’re a pet owner, though, can you say the same for the food you buy for your dog or cat?

Correct storage of pet food is extremely important to keep it fresh and to ensure the well-being of your pet. Here’s how:

• Store kibble in a cool, dry location. Avoid areas like basements or open containers where condensation or temperature changes can encourage mold growth. Canned food should be covered and can be kept in the refrigerator for three to five days.

It also can be frozen, but move it into ice cube trays or another freezable container first.

• Avoid storing pet food in reusable plastic containers, unless the food is left in the bag. Plastic containers may not be airtight and the material itself can absorb fat and oils, increasing the risk of food becoming rancid.

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Mixed breed dogs making a comeback Certain dog breeds, such as golden retrievers, American bulldogs and Siberian huskies, have long been popular companion animals. While purebred dogs will never go out of style, new breed combinations have spurred renewed interest in mixed breeds.

New breed names have helped increase the profile of mixed breeds. There is a process of renaming shelter pets with new, unique names. The monikers are based on physical characteristics of the animals as well as supposed breed makeup. Breeds such as the chubby-tailed German dobernauzer or the Alaskan collie fluffyterrier are just two of the newly dubbed dog breeds. Interest in their mixed breeds has been staggering, with adoption rates jumping 1,400 percent since new mixed profile breed types began a short time ago.

More than 75 percent of dogs in shelters are mixed breeds. Though the wide-

spread interest in dog rescues continues to grow, the number of adoptions has waned in recent years. It could be because most of the dogs in shelters are mixed breeds, and there has long been a stereotype that such dogs are not as valuable as their purebred counterparts. But many dogs can be traced to their genetic origins, a handful of popular purebred dogs. For example, in the 1990s the mi-ki was developed and shares the bloodlines of the maltese, papillon and Japanese chin, while the kyi leo is a small companion dog breed that resulted from a cross between the maltese and the lhasa apso.

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Many mixed breeds living in shelters were not intentionally crossed.

Nonetheless, the resulting animals are still attractive to dog lovers, many of whom find mixed breeds more attractive than purebreds for a variety of reasons.

• Mixed breeds tend to live longer, healthier lives because they may not be subjected to the inbreeding of some of the purebred varieties.

• Mixed breeds may have a lower risk of some

Mixed breed dogs can make ideal companions, and many people have recognized the advantages to owning a mixed breed dog. of the genetic diseases that plague certain pure breeds, including hip problems or eye diseases.

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Campaign for YANA

The time is drawing near to call on volunteers to come out for the annual YANA (You Are Not Alone) Christmas cracker campaign.

The crackers are sold to raise money to help Comox Valley families that must travel to receive medical care for their sick children.

This year the drop-in workshops will begin on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, Oct.16, rather than Oct. 1 as in previous years.

The schedule is: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are available for groups (six or more) on request.

The workshops will be held at the YANA office at 495 Fitzgerald Ave. To arrange a group session please call the office at 250871-0343.

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Using his personal experiences, Myles candidly and eloquently shares the barriers he has faced, his capabilities, and what he needs to have success today.

He discusses strategies that have proven effective in his own life, such as writing down reminders repeatedly and paying his bills on the same day each month, as well as ideas for caregivers and professionals on how to best support a person living with FASD. Myles is a respected presenter, mentor and motivational speaker, who has made keynote addresses at several national and international conferences. He has co-authored a book on FASD as well as appeared in various documentaries, including FASD Realities and Possibilities: The Myles Himmelreich Story.

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Myles Himmelreich speaks Oct. 21 at the Wachiay Friendship Centre at 1625B McPhee Ave. in Courtenay from 6 to 8 p.m.

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The Little Red Church Community Market is a family-friendly market, with 20 vendors offering a variety of handmade, homegrown or community-made goods and services.

The first market is this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Little Red Church at 2182 Comox Ave. in Comox, across the street from St. Joseph’s Hospital. This is a monthly event, held the first Sunday of every month.

For more information, visit www.LittleRedChurchCommunityMarket.com or contact market manager Diane Knodel at 250-792-3652 or Kelly Pound at 250-6506570.

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THE RECORD WAS in Erpfendorf, Austria when Bev and Syd Burrows visited son Mike at his golf academy at the Larchenhof Hotel & Spa. Mike (of Comox Golf Course) has been in Austria 15 years and was named #1 club pro there in 2012.

CARLY PARKER AND Anneliese Vandermale took us along to Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand to cheer on fellow Comox Valley athletes Darcy Sharpe and Matt LeDuc.

NICK MOORE TOOK us along to Halifax, N.S. where he was the B.C. umpire at the U21 National Baseball Championships. Ontario ended up defeating the B.C. team from Burnaby in the final.

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ENJOYING THE LONGWOOD Gardens in Pennsylvania with the Record are Brenda Mann and her parents Doug and Leslie Mann. The gardens consist of over 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands and meadows.

WHEN IT COMES TO SPREADING THE NEWS, readers of the Comox Valley Record are number one. They enjoy packing a copy of their favourite hometown newspaper with them as they travel the globe to celebrate special occasions, visit friends and family, enjoy a relaxing vacation or see some of the world’s many historical and geographical landmarks. Take us along on your next trip and send your photo to sports@comoxvalleyrecord.com. or drop it off at our office.

LINDA AND SCOTT Henley packed the Air Show edition of the Record with them on a 28-day trip to Eastern Canada and the USA. Scott is at Cape Spear, N.L., the eastern most point in North America.

AT A RICE market in Chiang Mai, Thailand buying rice for a cooking class, Ruth Kine and Arlo and Alix McCubbin took time to peruse their favourite hometown newspaper.

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Scott elected chair of VIU

Ann Scott, a Courtenay resident and active community volunteer, has been elected chair of Vancouver Island University for a one-year term.

Nanaimo entrepreneur and VIU alumnus Allan Wiekenkamp was elected vicechair on the 15-member board.

Scott is a chartered accountant and partner with Presley & Partners in Courtenay, and has served on VIU’s board of governors since her first appointment in 2008.

She got involved with VIU’s governing body when her term on the board of North Island ANN SCOTT College came to an end, and she was approached by the late MLA Stan Hagen with the opportunity to continue serving as a volunteer in postsecondary education at VIU. “I’ve always had an interest in education. I think it provides opportunities to people so they can support their families and grow,” says Scott, who holds a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Victoria and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Highlights for Scott in her term on the board so far have included the completion of the new Cowichan Campus, the establishment of the International Centre for Sturgeon Studies on the Nanaimo campus, and the Deep Bay Marine Field Station in Bowser.

While planning and financial management are key to the roles on the board of governors, Scott doesn’t hesitate when asked what she enjoys most about the volunteer position.

“The part I love hands down is convocation. I share tears of joy, seeing the students walk across the stage. That for me is what it’s all about, the students and their achievements.”

— Vancouver Island University

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An anonymous donor provided 10 tickets to the residents of Cumberland Lodge so they can attend the Rotary Club of Cumberland’s ninth annual Extrava-

IS OPEN

THE MARK ISFELD Interact Club is keen to begin another busy school year of community activities.

And Accepting Bookings

Interact year beginning Melody Petersen Contributor

The Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School Interact Club has recently reunited for another exciting year.

Interact (short for International Activity) is a Rotary-sponsored club that allows youths to better connect with their local and global communities. Members are dedicated to bettering their world through various methods such as fundraising or awareness campaigns.

Last year, the Interact club assisted in many projects as well as leading several of our own.

Among many other things, we were able to volunteer at the Sock it to Polio walk, gather funds through our Dollar for Water drive, aid in broombusting Lawrence Burns Park, and host our annual gala, where we raised money

for the Tegucigalpa Market Children.

This year the club hopes to continue to accomplish many things.

During October we have plans to help out with the Filberg Heritage Lodge’s apple press party this Saturday by gathering fruit and later in the month we will collect non-perishable food products for the local food bank.

Also, late in October, we hope to begin our Don’t Drink and Drive ad campaign. This project helps to raise awareness about not drinking and driving while allowing us to raise money to contribute to other charities.

The students in Isfeld’s Interact are already working hard to make this year’s club the best it can be. With the combined force of our new and returning members we will do our parts to improve the

ganza Italiana.

The club’s major fundraiser is this Saturday at the Cumberland Recreation Hall.

— Rotary Club of Cumberland

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Melody Petersen is in Grade 12 at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School.

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Coastal ecosystems the focus

TERRY FOX FUNDRAISER Highland Secondary leadership students Jessica Baldwin and Priya Dawadi present Will Howe, the top fundraiser for the school’s 2013 Terry Fox Run, with a brandnew Nexus 7. Howe raised over $400 in pledges. The tablet was partly donated by London Drugs as an incentive to increase pledges and donations to the Terry Fox Foundation.

What’s on your plate? OMG What’s all this talk about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in our food system?

World Community continues its film series Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College Courtenay campus with the new film, GMO OMG, which explores some of the questions being discussed in the Comox Valley and elsewhere around the world.

GMO OMG director and concerned father Jeremy Seifert is in

search of answers. How might GMOs affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice?

These and other questions take Seifert on a journey from his family’s table to Haiti, Paris, Norway, and the lobby of agri-giant Monsanto, from which he is unceremoniously ejected.

Admission is by donation. Everyone is welcome. For details, phone 250-337-5412.

— World Community

A Green Shores community workshop Oct. 8 is expected to be of special interest to community conservation and stewardship organizations.

The 7 to 9 p.m. session in the lower Native Sons Hall in Courtenay will include a panel discussion on the applications of Green Shores, a program promoting sustainable use of coastal ecosystems through planning and design.

A presentation

by Karen Barry will stress the importance of B.C.’s coastal areas for birds. In partnership with BC Nature and Nature Canada, Bird Studies Canada is implementing the Important Bird Area program in B.C., and Karen will describe how Green Shores can be an effective way to ensure these special areas can continue to support birds.

Following the panel, participant roundtable discussions will provide opportunity to discuss how Green Shores may be a useful tool in your community.

This is a free workshop for:

• Conservation and stewardship organizations, shoreline landowners and others interested in shoreline conservation.

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mation and registration, please go to www. greenshores.ca.

This session is organized by the Stewardship Centre for British Columbia

thanks to funding from the BC Real Estate Foundation and Natural Resources Canada.

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Corporation of the Village of Cumberland

Public Notice

2014 Permissive Property Tax Exemptions The Council of the Village of Cumberland will consider a bylaw to provide property tax exemptions for the 2014 tax year to the following properties at the Council meetings of October 15 and October 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cumberland Village Council Chambers, 2675 Dunsmuir Avenue.

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Cumberland United Church

All land surrounding the church

$272

$280

$289

Cumberland Community Church

All land surrounding the church

$263

$270

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Cumberland and Occupiers of Municipal PropertyDistrict Historical apportionment of land and Society building

$2,262 $2,330

Cumberland Old Occupiers of Municipal Property Age Pensioners apportionment of land and building $5,489 Organization (#51)

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to get a public information meeting on water meters. We asked them at this meeting to bill us once a year instead of three times, as they already know their projected costs. That way, we get to use our allotted water when we need to use it. Given their track record to date, I don’t hold out much hope. Do you think they will listen to the people who elected them? The week prior to this meeting, we read in the paper that our rural directors have arbitrarily decided that rural residents need garbage pickup and recycling.

Not only did we have to read about it in the paper but they had arbitrarily set a date for a referendum. They then schedule a public meeting the day after the meeting on water meters. The rural directors’ dictatorship is now in full swing, as at that meeting they confirmed their intention to go ahead with a referendum on this issue. Bear in mind that it takes only 51 per cent of the people who voted to pass this; not 51 per cent of the affected residents. And even if you have never had garbage pickup you will not be able to opt out. Nice eh? On Sept.

10 we read in the paper that the rural directors  want us to pay another $19 per year on our taxes for parks expansion, over and above what we already pay per year for parks. Without any public input they have asked the regional district bureaucracy to proceed with implementing this new tax. Area C director Edwin Grieve then has the gall to say that the older rural resi-

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THERE IS A very simple solution

to the Japanese knotweed problem — goats! Apparently they love it and will chomp it right down to the roots.

So, does anyone have any lazy goats needing a job and a treat? Take them with dog collars and leashes where needed for a few hours. No cost to taxpayers. No poisons.

FOUR-WAY STOPS and round-

abouts — c’mon people! If you don’t remember the proper rules, go down to the Access Centre and get yourself a copy of the “learning to drive� book.

Don’t stop when you’re already in the roundabout to let someone else enter. Check out the book and refresh yourself on who has the right of way at a four-way stop. You are a hazard.

ROSES GO OUT to Al and Bill of Habitat for Humanity ReStore. You two went above and beyond the call of duty in all you did to help me this past summer. Thank you! I appreciate it. And Deb Roth, you rock.

I AM ALWAYS concerned about my own health and the health of my family. There is so much contradictory information available about GE foods that it is hard to know what to do so I tend to follow the philosophy of first do no harm. If that philosophy had been followed years ago, we would not have so many people dying of lung

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B.C.’S THEME SONG: Lactating Lament. The two cash cows of the provincial government are singing the Lactating Lament:  ICBC and BC Hydro. We have the lowest taxes in B.C., but the highest fees of any province in Canada. MSP premiums for a senior couple:  $110 per month and rising.  $500 million from ICBC last year and more to be taken next year, but a 5% increase in premiums for drivers.  $X from BC Hydro and our rates are going up. Good thing BC Ferries doesn’t turn a profit, it would be lactating too. I guess somebody has to pay for the $3 billion in tax cuts with lactating pseudo taxes like car insurance. Double sigh for B.C., the Best Place on Earth.

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when pedestrians have cleared all the lanes on the half of the highway being used by the driver, (walking right to left), but must yield to pedestrians on the other half of the highway that are proceeding towards (walking left to right) the half of the highway the driver is using, until they have cleared the crossing safely. MVA section 180 states that: Any pedestrian crossing a highway where there is no crosswalk, must yield to traffic.

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cancer and addicted to cigarettes and so many people suffering from obesity-related diseases caused by processed foods, trans fats, high-fructose corn syrup, and many other additions to our diets that have been readily accepted by food manufacturers. These are also products we are told not to eat by our doctors and health-care professionals. The scary thing about GE crops is that we cannot control them.

It is much like breathing second-hand smoke. For years people were forced to breathe second-hand smoke if they went out in public. There is no way to stop the smoke from spreading to all the other people in a room when one person has chosen to smoke a cigarette or a cigar. It is the same with GE crops. There is no way to stop the pollen from GE crops from spreading to nearby non-GE crops or organic crops.

I think that is the biggest problem. If GE crops are grown in our region, then all food produced in our region will be affected, just as non-smokers are affected by second-hand smoke from smokers. I applaud the governments of our country for bringing in legislation that restricts smoking so that we are no longer forced to breathe second- hand smoke and I hope that those same governments will abolish GE crops so we are no longer forced to eat GE foods against our will. We live in a wonderful province in a democratic country. We should have the right to choose pure and natural food that is not contaminated by nearby GE crops, just as we now have the right to go out in public without being forced to breathe second-hand smoke.

dents don’t have the brains to contribute intelligently on this issue. This BS has to stop. These three individuals were elected, not anointed, and quite frankly are driving those of us on fixed incomes out of our homes. We need to drive them out of office. We would like our democracy back.

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LEANNE ZDEBIAK-ENI OWNS Studio IPF: Inner Pursuit Fitness.

IPF celebrates 10 years in the Valley When Leanne Zdebiak-Eni returned to the Comox Valley with her family in 2002, she was looking for a place where she could turn her love of fitness into something that would inspire others.

A certified pilates and fitness instructor, Zdebiak-Eni quickly opened her first studio in the Manor in Comox.

Classes quickly filled and she gained a solid clientele through the studio and her fitness classes at Comox Rec. After a few years she realized she needed a larger space. ”This coincided with my interest in being able to offer other group fitness classes like bosu workouts, core fusion, bellyfit as well as yoga,” Zdebiak-Eni said. “I am personally inspired by so many ways of con-

necting to my inner and outer health. I wanted to make that experience accessible to my clients as well.”

In 2007, Island Pilates and Fitness was born when she moved to the upper floor of the building she now occupies at the corner of Cliffe Avenue and 13th Street in Courtenay. Classes include all of Zdebiak-Eni’s wish list and more: yin yoga, sculpt and IPF barre are a few. The Corporate Fit Challenge and the 35 Day Challenge encourage new and returning clients to further explore their potential for transformation.

Integral to the evolution of IPF has been Zdebiak-Eni’s personal goal of supporting the community where she lives on another level. She now hosts

an ongoing series of fundraisers called Bellyfit Live Community Celebrations. These popular, well-attended afternoons feature a live DJ, a bellyfit workout, prizes and guests.

Proceeds benefit community groups such as Y.A.N.A., the Comox Valley Food Bank and Girls On The Move. ”I started IPF with a focus on helping people transform through health and fitness,” Zdebiak-Eni said.

“Over the years the IPF staff and clients have become like a family who have helped me transform. I’m truly inspired by this community and so blessed to be celebrating a decade in the Comox Valley.”

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COMOX VALLEY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Publisher: Zena Williams : publisher@comoxvalleyrecord.com Editor: Mark Allan : editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com Business Development: Joanna Ross : sales@comoxvalleyrecord.com Ph: 250-338-5811 / Fax: 250-338-5568 / Classified: 1-855-310-3535 A division of Black Press Ltd. 765 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 2Z7 www.comoxvalleyrecord.com editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com The Comox Valley Record is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

Tsolum rebound amazing The story of the Tsolum River during the past four decades has gone from tragedy to determination to triumph.

It’s a sobering reminder about the toll that even short-lived industry takes on nature. It’s also an inspiring example of what is possible when dedicated people devote themselves to a common cause.

An open-pit copper mine on the mountain was abandoned after operating only from 1964 to 1967.

Acid mine drainage devastated the Tsolum salmon fishery for a much-longer period.

High concentrations of copper continued to poison the waterway in spite of attempts in the 1980s and early ‘90s to address the problem.

As former Merville (now-Denman) resident Shirley Ward recalls, the “Tsolum River Restoration Society began building local community and government support for an effort to restore the Tsolum ecosystem. The society worked tirelessly to obtain provincial government support and funding to neutralize the acid drainage and ultimately to cap the mine tailings.”

That was a crucial step, but hardly the end of Tsolum restoration for the dedicated members of the TRRS. Community outreach, restoration projects, research, water-quality improvements and stakeholder partnerships all improved the river’s health.

And this year, almost four decades after the mine opened, the efforts of TRRS volunteers have been rewarded with a healthy return of 60,000 pink salmon in the river.

The TRRS “has taken the first step towards a natural return by not running our hatchery program this year. This is the first time since 1998.”

This a remarkable success story wrought by executive director Jack Minard and the rest of the TRRS. The group’s members still intend to re-establish riverbed stability and continue wetland and rearing habitat restorations.

The work to save what was regarded not that long ago as the most-endangered river in B.C. seems never-ending.

So, it seems, is TRSS dedication. editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Record Question of the Week This week: Forty-seven per cent of respondents said the Canucks will make the playoffs under John Tortorella. Next week: Are water meters a fair way to decide how much users pay? Visit www.comoxvalleyrecord.com and vote in the Poll on the mainpage.

Again and again we are reminded of the selfless dedication of paid and volunteer search and rescue personnel who risk their lives to help others.

It’s easy for the education minister to say school boards must pay for wage hikes, but how many other employers don’t control what their employees earn?

Meters bizarre and offensive Dear editor, Let’s roll this out and see if it is just us that find this bizarre and offensive.

Four years ago the 1,500 residents in Area B (and a few in Area C) saw their water rates go to $435 a year (a 142-per-cent increase). (We represent nine per cent of the Valley’s water users.)

This means that over the past four years, the CVRD has collected $2.61 million from that nine per cent. (There has been not one bit of information as to how this money has been spent.)

Then the CVRD put in water meters, telling us they were “free” and that we didn’t pay for them. We were told by the installer that “unless you drastically reduce your water usage you and lots of others are going to pay big time.”

A few weeks later, the Puntledge River is opened for kayakers and a reported 110 cubic metres per second (!) flowed out of the reservoir for four days. Then in July this year, they had to open the outflow again, as the reservoir was too full.

Why are we not exploring opportunities to store this water?

Martine Ouellet, who holds an MBA and bachelor degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University, and also was on the board of directors and the executive committee of the Quebec Coalition on Water Utilization, wrote in her article The Myth of Water Meters that water meters will absolutely reduce water consumption in residential settings is unfounded.

It has been demonstrated repeatedly that water meters have little significant effects on household water consumption.

This argument is often used to justify setting up residential water meters paid by citizens.

(If conservation really followed increased cost then there should be fewer not more people driving their cars.)

If the proposed “tiered” water rates are imposed, one-third of

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Families or individuals with a low income will have to dedicate a higher proportion of their budget to water charges because, while the price of water is the same for all, income is not.

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Hal and Alice Bailey

these residents will see their water bill increase by another 72 per cent to over $750 per year.

The one person at Comox Valley Regional District responsible for determining these rates and the three directors voting on this are not on water meters and will not be affected at all by this decision!

Pricing per volume should be the same for all, regardless of the

ability to pay and will mean a bigger strain on small budgets.

Families or individuals with a low income will have to dedicate a higher proportion of their budget to water charges because, while the price of water is the same for all, income is not.

Those of us on fixed incomes try to make ends meet by growing a small garden of produce to offset their grocery costs. We are encouraged to grow and buy locally, but now we will be penalized to do so.

We are hoping that all those who will be affected will come to the meeting Oct. 7 at 10 a.m. at the regional district office to show our elected officials that we expect them to reconsider their strategies, show fairness in billing and accountability for monies already collected.

Hal and Alice Bailey, Little River

Surcharges unreasonable Dear editor, I’m a gardener. Piped water was the main factor in selecting our property, as a place to retire.

I’m not opposed to water meters, but I refuse to pay twice as much for water as Comox and Courtenay customers on the same pipe from Comox Lake.

All customers on Comox Lake water supply need to be paying the same rate. Comox Lake has more than enough water for all Comox Valley residents — why are CVRD rural customers being singled out for unreasonable surLinda Harrison, charges?

Area B

Dear editor, Re: Les Disher’s letter of Sept.

10 re: the problems between cyclists and motorists.

You and I, sir, agree a great deal with regards this problem.

I do not have the answers to the problem, but I do feel that we all should sit down, take a few minutes, and give some serious thought to our driving habits as cyclists and motorists.

Yes, it is a mess on both sides of the coin. A lot of the problem starts with the fact that we,

being all concerned, are usually in a hurry to get from A to B and do not really think of where we are and what we are doing.

This results in mistakes that can have disastrous results.

Let’s all try harder to make it safer out there on the streets. .

Don’t holler at the dummies, pity them for their inconsideration.

It’s a beautiful world out there; let’s all enjoy it safely.

Carl Munn, Comox

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Tsolum salmon miracle

Dear editor, The salmon have returned to the Tsolum River!

After 50 years as an officially “dead” river, the Tsolum is alive again.

The river died as a result of a speculative copper mining operation that lasted only 14 months, but left toxic levels of copper and arsenic draining into the river.

After 25 years of effort of a small group of dedicated people who protected the river from loggers, cows, and who persistently sought a lasting solution, a few years ago the tailings were finally capped in a manner that worked.

A hatchery was established, and the river has slowly returned ... the first year, seven salmon were counted, the next 48, etc., until this year 35,000 were counted in one day.

Fifty-five per cent of those salmon are wild, not begun in the hatchery.

Because of the salmon, bear, cougar, wolf, eagle, osprey, and many other wild animals are living and thriving in the area again. The forest will thrive as they leave carcasses in the woods that will feed the trees and plants.

The pinks’ carcasses in the river will supply the nutrients needed for coho to return, as their juveniles stay in the river for a year, and need the pink run to sustain themselves.

Heather Wilkinson, Comox Valley

OPINION

Nix rural garbage pickup Dear editor, I read with surprise the recent article about the proposed cost of garbage collection in the rural areas of the CVRD. It is obvious that in some parts of the CVRD, where housing is densely packed just like in the urban areas, regular collection could be done in a cost-effective manner that could probably be achieved at a cost of about $10 per month per household.

By extending the service to all residents of the CVRD, the cost of covering the greater distances has apparently pushed the price up considerably.

Currently it costs me approximately $4 every six to eight weeks to dispose of our garbage at the

Cumberland landfill.

We have one tote for plastic items, one for tin cans, one for glass, one for cardboard and two for newspapers.

We also have totes for pop and beer cans, refundable plastic con-

any metal that has been accumulated to the appropriate bins.

My total annual cost is roughly $50 as compared to the estimated $150 indicated in the newspaper. A question comes to mind as to

By extending the service to all res❝ idents of the CVRD, the cost of covering the greater distances has apparently pushed the price up considerably.

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David Netterville tainers, in addition to having three separate composting bins that are in various parts of our garden.

When I arrive at the dump I first dispose of all the cardboard, tin cans, plastic and newspapers before taking our single container of household garbage and

whether that amount would cover all the various types of recyclables.

Would the collection truck collect all the plastic, newspaper, tin cans and glass and dump them all into a single bin in the truck that then needs to be sorted, or would they

smart meter installed on their property.

I have communicated to the BCUC before that I consider any such fee nothing less than extortion to punish me for refusing a device that I consider dangerous, unhealthy, unsafe, intrusive and uneconomical.

Though BC Hydro, as well as various other industry and government agents and departments, continue to declare that these meters are safe and comply with government safety

guidelines, there is an ever-mounting body of evidence to the contrary.

And there are increasing jurisdictions and organizations around the world issuing warnings, moratoria, limitations and even shutdowns on smart meter (and other RF) projects.

It is difficult to know just what the role of the BCUC is these days.

However, I am going to assume that the BCUC still exists to promote and guide

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buy special trucks with separate bins?

They could, of course, have separate days for putting out each of the above items.

There have recently been a number of sightings of bears roaming around our district roads and if the CVRD were to set up garbage collection on a weekly basis I wonder what type of containers would the residents have to use to allow for easy dumping into an automated truck while ensuring that bears cannot get into the bins and make a huge mess for the CVRD to clean up.

I will vote no on this referendum and recommend others do so.

David Netterville, Area C

Please, BCUC, stop meters Dear editor, I urge the BC Utilities Commission to give very serious thought as to whether BC Hydro’s smart meter program should be allowed to continue.

I especially urge you to not approve any request from BC Hydro for interim or permanent approval of their (and government’s) proposed opt-out “fee” for those many British Columbians who, like me, have decided for any number of reasons that they do not want a

Cable ferry poor idea Dear editor, I’m writing in response to Mr. Corrigan’s letter (Record, Sept. 24) regarding the proposed cable ferry to Denman Island.

There are huge concerns with this project. Financial, technical, social economical, weather, and safety are only some of the concerns the crew, islanders and the taxpayers of this province should be worried about.

I realize that Transport Canada

has the final say with crewing levels but I ask how are three people, maybe four, supposed to fight a car-deck fire, gather 150 passengers to a muster station, launch rescue boats and rafts all at once?

This can’t be done. There will be no licensed officers/crew if BC Ferries gets this approved.

All in all this project is frightening and needs to be stopped.

Charlie Tait, Denman Island

the policies and projects of B.C.’s utility companies in the best interests of the public. Therefore, I urge you to please educate yourselves as much as possible on the various dimensions of the smart meter — and indeed, the entire radio frequency technology — dilemma.

As a global society, we can no longer allow the never-ending expansion of wireless technologies without invoking at least a precautionary approach, if not an outright cessation — no matter how convenient and habitforming they may be to us all, and how profitable they may be to those corporations behind them.

We need a hiatus to give us all time to research, review and evaluate whether we really want to go any further down this road, before it’s too late.

Mark de Bruijn, Courtenay

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Beautiful, wild, dangerous, new book examines cougars Book-signing, PowerPoint presentation this Saturday at Courtenay Museum Mark Allan Record Staff

Many people, including everyone on Vancouver Island, should read the new book by Comox Valley author Paula Wild.

The Cougar: Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous skillfully delves deeply into the history, habits and hot spots of one of nature’s perfect predators.

“The secretive, elusive nature of cougars has always fascinated me,” says Wild, adding that her interest spiked after she heard a cougar scream late one night in the green space behind her home as she was about to let her dog out.

“I yanked the dog back inside and spent the rest of the night cowering in bed,” Wild recalls.

Arresting photographs she amassed from multiple sources portray the elusive cat as noble, intelligent, stealthy and ferocious.

Vancouver Island is essentially Cougar Attack Central for the world’s human population.

Actually, the cougar is found only in the Americas, but B.C. has the highest population of any Canadian province. Vancouver Island has the highest density of cougars, and for some reason the most aggressive population in North America.

Even city dwellers are not immune from an encounter, judging from one that was captured in the underground parking lot of the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria in 1992.

Although cougars seldom attack humans, anyone in cougar country must be aware of the risk or suffer the consequences.

The risk for any prey of the planet’s fourth-largest cat is great, considering they have been

COMOX VALLEY AUTHOR Paula Wild writers about cougars in her new book.

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I yanked the dog back inside and spent the rest of the night cowering in bed.

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Paula Wild known to jump straight up three metres (nine feet) and nearly 14 metres horizontally onto the back of a deer.

Powerful forelegs ending with large claws combine with long fangs to make cougars lethal killing machines. In chilling detail, Wild outlines how stealthy and silent cougars are as they relentlessly stalk their intended meals with absolute focus.

As Wild explains, the cougar has been feared yet revered by many of North America’s indigenous peoples. European interlopers adopted a fearful, scornful (many considered cougars to

be cowards) and even vengeful approach that sometimes turned Canada’s biggest cat from predator to prey.

Wild lists a number of renowned cougar hunters, from Teddy Roosevelt to Ada Annie Rae-Arthur, better known as Cougar Annie, who is believed to have killed as many as 70 cougars on the Island’s west coast.

The hard-to-put-down book has many gripping anecdotal tales of cougar attacks on humans, including numerous and high-profile incidents on Vancouver Island.

Sometimes the intended prey unexpectedly survives, sometimes not.

Examples of attacks on humans cited by Wild include 61-year-old Dave Parker of Port Alice, who killed a healthy three- to fouryear-old male cat with a six-inch folding pocket knife.

However, the relentless cougar inflicted terrible damage to

Parker.

That makes him unluckier than Seattle resident Jon Nostdal, who was heroically rescued

by Port Alice millworker Elliot Cole after a cougar knocked Nostdal from the bicycle he was riding.

The 288-page hardcover examines different facets of lore and science, including chapters titled Mythical Icon to Mortal Enemy, From Predator to Prey, Captive Cougars, Unexpected Encounters, Cougar Attack Hot Spots and Keeping Safe in Cougar Country.

In case you are ever unlucky enough to encounter a cougar, here’s a sampling of sage advice Wild gathered: Do not run. Establish eye contact and do not break it (the opposite of what you would do with a bear). Make yourself appear as large and menacing as possible.

Make some noise.

Essentially, do everything you can to convince the cougar that

you are too much trouble to kill.

In a chapter called Sharing the Landscape, Wild pleads for more education about cougars, reasoning that we will continue to share territory with them.

For more life-saving advice and other fascinating facts (cougars are also known as pumas and mountain lions and about 40 other names), buy the book.

The Cougar: Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous (Douglas & McIntyre) retails for $34.95.

For an up-close-and-personal free presentation, be at the Courtenay and District Museum this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.

After signing books, the author will offer a PowerPoint presentation titled Sharing the Landscape: Can Humans & Cougars Coexist?

For more information about Paula Wild, visit www.paulawild. ca.

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Sue Pyper is probably best known as an award-winning singer/songwriter but she is also gaining recognition as a talented fine artist, specializing in watercolours and pet portraits.

Sue will present her first solo art show at Blue Moon Winery, with an opening reception this Sunday from 1 until 4 p.m. At the reception you will have the opportunity to meet with Sue, view and purchase her beautiful artwork and enjoy sampling some of Blue Moon Winery’s award-winning fruit wines.

Sue’s playful imagination and versatile expression visits artistic themes of natural beauty.

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Dutch singer here for jazz lovers Canada holds special memories for Norbert Kögging

Dutch vocalist Norbert Kögging and his band KØGGING plays Sunday in Courtenay as part of a 13-day tour that sends them from Toronto to Vancouver Island.

The show is near the beginning of the season for the Georgia Straight Jazz Society and its continuing effort to bring exciting new jazz acts to town in addition to the regular Thursday sessions focusing on Islandbased musicians.

This tour marks Norbert Kögging’s fourth visit to Canada, a nation that holds a dear place in his heart and represents a return to the birthplace of his debut album to launch his next.

“This is where it all started,” Norbert recalls.

After a lengthy stay at the Banff Centre for the Arts, KØGGING recorded their debut album, Daydreaming, at the centre in 2011.

The album, which harnesses the inspiration that Norbert found at the Banff Centre, is about fresh ideas, open space and the opportunities to come.

Those opportunities didn’t take long to manifest. The band returned just a year later to delight audiences on a cross-country tour.

This will be the band’s second time playing in Courtenay and Kögging looks forward to spending a couple of days in the area this time besides his appearance at the Avalanche Bar and Grill.

Norbert is a convincing storyteller who shares his experiences honestly and from the heart. With their new songs, KØGGING aims to explore the stories and emotions of everyday life.

If Daydreaming was about what’s to come, his sophomore album will be an intimate exploration of what is.

The new album is set to be recorded in Holland immediately following their Canadian tour.

The band, in their fourth year of existence, is made up of Norbert Kögging, Folkert Oosterbeek playing piano and Rhodes, Tobias Nijboer on double bass and Felix

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Excited for their return, Norbert remarks, “It’s great to be able to build an audience in this beautiful country. Canada is really special to me and my musicians.”

Showtime Oct. 6 is 7:30 p.m. at the Avalanche Bar and Grill at 275 Eighth St. in Courtenay.

Tickets are available at the door, at the Avalanche Liquor Store, Bop City in Courtenay and Red Carpet in Comox.

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Art and music The Comox Valley Art Gallery invites you to Discover Art Saturday this weekend from 2 to 4 p.m.

This free familyfriendly event is a Cardboard Challenge inspired by the YouTube sensation Caine’s Arcade.

For information on the gallery’s Art Education programs, visit www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com or call 250-338-6211.

For more information about Caine’s Arcade and the Imagination

foundation, visit cainesarcade.com and cardboardchallenge.com.

• Indigo Jazz is back for First Fridays at the Zocalo Café. The Oct. 4 show starts at 7:30 p.m. and admission is by donation.

• On Oct. 3, Bee Wolf Ray, accompanied by Peter Cloud Panjoyah, will play at the Zocalo Café from 6:30 to 8:30 by donation.

• Banjo Bob and friends host an acoustic jam Saturday at the Avalanche Bar and Grill from 4 to 7 p.m.

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WICKANINNISH BEACH IS just one of the many locations that has inspired Valley artist Joe Smith, who is holding his annual fall art show at Filberg Lodge this weekend.

Artist back at Filberg Valley artist Joe Smith will hold a solo show of his work at Filberg Lodge in Comox this Saturday and Sunday.

While Smith has his studio and gallery in Union Bay, for the past 10 years he packs up enough paintings to fill the Lodge with a solo show of his works.

“Filberg Lodge is such a great place to show art,” said Smith.

“Because it is a home, it helps to show off your work in an environment that reflects where it might be hung some day.”

Known for his depictions of Valley and West Coast scenes, painted in a realistic style, Smith’s work covers a broad spectrum of both familiar and not-so-familiar locations. The paintings in this show reflect some

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“One of the great things about being an artist, who focuses on landscape realism, is the fact that here on the west coast you are never at a loss for something to paint.” said Smith.

Smith’s paintings capture what he calls moments in time.

Whether it is one of a local building, panoramic view or a closeup, each painting provides the viewer with an opportunity to reflect on something from their past, a favourite view or contemplate the beauty that surrounds us.

The paintings he will be setting up for this show reflect not

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Smith will be on hand Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to greet visitors, answer questions about his art and the Lodge. On this last point Smith said that over the years he has learned a lot about the history of the Lodge and is delighted to share some of his knowledge, especially with first-time visitors.

The Filberg Lodge is located at 61 Filberg Rd. in Comox.

— Joe Smith

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AVALANCHE BAR & GRILL presents House Ten85 DJs live music starting every Saturday at 9 p.m. FMI: 250331-0334 or www.georgiastraightjazz.com.

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COMOX VALLEY ART GALLERY open Mondays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fall Film Series Sept.

8 to Nov. 3. Discover Art Saturday on Oct. 5,. 2 to 4 p.m. FMI: www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com or 250338-6211.

COURTENAY LITTLE THEATRE presents A Nice Family Gathering at Sid Williams Theatre, Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 matinee at 2 p.m. FMI: www.sidwillimamstheatre.com or www. courtenaylittletheatre.com.

GRIFFIN PUB north of CFB Comox hosts Jazztet every Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m.

JOE’S GARAGE features Comox Valley Uke Jam every second Tuesday. Ukulele instruction at 7 p.m., jam at 8 p.m.

MEX PUB has a Rock ‘n Country Jam ‘n Dance hosted by Outlaw Fever on Tuesdays (except the first Tuesday of the month), starting at 9 p.m.

MUIR GALLERY open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: www.comoxvalleyarts.com.

PEARL ELLIS GALLERY presents members’ anniversary show — A Salute to Comox runs to Oct. 6. L’Arche Comox Valley Show & Sale from Oct. 8 to 27. Open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. at 1729 Comox Ave. FMI: www.pearlellisgallery.com or Facebook.

POTTERS PLACE displays work by Janet Moe and Richard Lonsdale during October in downtown Courtenay, corner of Fifth and Cliffe at the Potters Courtyard, open Mondays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: 250334-4613 or www.thepottersplace.ca.

STUDIO B showing Human Animal exhibit at 2704 Dunsmuir Ave. in Cumberland.

WAVERLEY HOTEL jam night with Brodie Dawson and friends every Thursday.

Visit www.waverleyhotel. ca. Bluegrass Brunch on Sundays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHISTLE STOP PUB house band Big Fun on stage each weekend.

WHYTE’S FRAMING AND GALLERY exhibits paintings

by Kathleen Dawson to Oct. 12 at 1225 Lazo Rd. FMI: www.whytesframing.com.

Sunday, Oct. 6

Thursday, Oct. 3 BEE WOLF RAY at Zocalo Café, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

STEVE PATTERSON at Sid Williams Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

FMI: www.sidwilliamstheatre.com or 250-338-2430.

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Thursday, Nov. 21

INDIGO JAZZ at Zocalo Café, 7:30 p.m.

RANGERS at Griffin Pub.

VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY SENIOR BIG BAND at Little Red Church, 7:30 p.m. FMI: www.littleredchurchcomox.com.

Saturday, Oct. 5 GIRAFFE AFTERMATH performs in Cumberland Community Forest Society fundraiser at Waverley Hotel. FMI: www.cumberlandforest.com.

PAULA WILD launches new book 2 to 4 p.m. at Courtenay and District Museum.

Free event. FMI: 250-3340686.

JOE SMITH exhibits art at Filberg Lodge, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

METROPOLITAN OPERA at Rialto Theatre, 10 a.m. FMI: 250-338-5502.

BANJO BOB and friends host acoustic jam at Avalanche Bar and Grill, 4 to 7 p.m.

NORBERT KØGGING at Avalanche Bar and Grill, 7:30 p.m. FMI: www.georgiastraightjazz.com.

JOE SMITH exhibits art at Filberg Lodge, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

COMOX VALLEY ART GALLERY presents film Blue Jasmine, Rialto Theatre, 5 p.m. Tickets at CVAG gift shop at 580 Duncan Ave. in Courtenay. FMI: www. comoxvalleyartgallery.com or 250-338-6211.

Friday, Oct. 11 DJ ELIAZAR and DUBTECHNA play electro swing at Waverley Hotel. FMI: www. cumberlandvillageworks. com.

Sunday, Oct. 13 NEW ORFORD STRING QUARTET at Denman Island Community Hall, 2:30 p.m.

Tickets at Bop City Records in Courtenay (250-3386621) or at the door.

Thursday, Oct. 17 GEORGIA STRAIT BIG BAND at Little Red Church, 7:30 p.m. FMI: www.littleredchurchcomox.com.

Friday, Oct. 18 TOM PEEK lectures at Courtenay and District Museum, 7 p.m. FMI: www.courtenaymuseum.com.

STEVE ELLIOTT impersonating Elvis during Hawaiian Night at Comox Legion.

Dinner at 6 p.m., show at 8.

Sunday, Oct. 20 COMOX VALLEY ART GALLERY presents to-beannounced film, Rialto Theatre, 5 p.m. Tickets at CVAG gift shop at 580 Duncan Ave. in Courtenay. FMI: www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com or 250-338-6211.

Sunday, Oct. 27 DOUBLE PLAY entertaining at Halloween dance at Comox Legion, 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2 JOHN MCDERMOTT at Sid Williams Theatre. FMI: www.sidwilliamstheatre. com or 250-338-2430.

WIL at Waverley Hotel, 8 p.m. Tickets at Waverley and Bop City Records.

Sunday, Nov. 3 COMOX VALLEY ART GALLERY presents film Watermark, Rialto Theatre, 5 p.m. Tickets at CVAG gift shop at 580 Duncan Ave. in Courtenay. FMI: www. comoxvalleyartgallery.com or 250-338-6211.

Thursday, Nov. 14

Tuesday, Dec. 10 YELLOWPOINT CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR at Sid Williams Theatre, 7 p.m. FMI: 250-338-2430 or visit www. sidwilliamstheatre.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 YELLOWPOINT CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR at Sid Williams Theatre, 7 p.m. FMI: 250-338-2430 or visit www. sidwilliamstheatre.com.

Thursday, Dec. 19 JUST IN TIME CHOIR at Little Red Church, 7:30 p.m.

FMI: www.littleredchurchcomox.com.

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Electro swing at Wave Welcome to the home of the swing.

The Speakeasy Electro Swing have been working to spread the sound of swing near and far from their home base of Montreal. Members of their team have been doing these monthly events for almost three years and have managed to also play in Toronto, Vancouver, Boston, Paris, Portland, Seattle and now in Cumberland, at the Waverley on Oct. 11.

They have taken on the task of teaching folks on this side of the Atlantic about the happy, fun style of music that is electro swing. Taking cues from the last big financial collapse of 1929, they see people in similar circumstances wanting to let loose a bit to stop worrying from their everyday perils, and go out and get down to some fun

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GET SNAZZED UP and come dance to electro swing and electro vintage tunes mixed by DJ Eliazar (pictured) and Dubtecha. and funky grooves.

As our economy revisits the depression era, it is time for our culture to revel in the glory of those days. It is time to get snazzed up, and get down to the sounds of electro swing that have been taking over the globe.

They are bringing you the first events to focus on these sounds of now on this continent where the music began.

As they scour the crates of dusty old record stores and remake these songs into club tunes of today, they update the swing sounds with electro, hip-hop, house, bass, and dub.

Now Eliazar is liv-

ing on the West Coast and still returning often for events in Montreal while growing the swing scene on the West Coast.

Also on a bill Oct. 11 at the Waverley Hotel is Dubtecha Stirn. He has pumped the dance floor at the Big Time Out, the Pyramid Lounge, shared bills with the Funk Hunters, Carrington Bay, Diversity and some of the best nights at the Waverley.

For more about the performers, visit http://speakeasyelectroswing.com and http://speakeasyelectroswing.com/eliazar. cfm.

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After recent excursions to Paris (Midnight in Paris) and Rome (To Rome with Love), Woody Allen returns to American shores with his latest film, Blue Jasmine.

Featuring a wonderful ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Hanna), Alec Baldwin (To Rome with Love, Rock of Ages), Sally Hawkins (Jane Eyre, Made in Dagenham), and Peter Sarsgaard (AMC’s The Killing, An Education), the film follows a high-society New York housewife who is forced to deal with the economic and emotional consequences of her husband’s crooked financial dealings.

Jasmine (Blanchett) is used to a life of wealth and privilege, but when her husband Hal (Baldwin) is jailed for a Madofflike Ponzi scheme, she loses everything and is forced to move in with her blue-collar sister Ginger (Hawkins) in San Francisco.

As she struggles to build a new life for herself without her husband’s illicitly obtained wealth, she must learn to accept her new real-

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ity and face up to the past.

Blue Jasmine screens Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre in Courtenay.

Tickets are available at the CV Art Gallery gift

shop at 580 Duncan Ave. in Courtenay.

Call 250-338-6211 for more information or to purchase tickets over the phone. If available tickets will also be available at the

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For complete Film Series listings, visit www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com.

— Comox Valley Art Gallery

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Housing for seniors complicated Understanding seniors’ housing options is pretty complicated stuff.

From all the clients I work with, it is by far the most complex issue we deal with.

Last week we introduced the idea of how to assess the type of housing best for you or your loved one.

There is a great tool on the Internet, although it is from the States. You can find it at www.seniorhousingnet.com/care-selection/ evaluate.aspx.

I actually want to take a step back and present the scenario that an aging loved one and/or couple want to stay in their own home for as long as possible. This is actually a “senior housing option” and shouldn’t be overlooked.

I can’t possibly cover all the aspects however, at the very least, this column should give you a better idea of doing your own personal

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assessment, for yourself or for a loved one.

Find a quarterback It is typically best to have one point person or “quarterback” to keep the process going and make sure everyone involved understands what’s being discussed and decided. Typically one person takes on this primary role and in a way becomes the “case manager.”

This might be because he or she lives close by, has a relationship with the loved one that lends itself to discussing difficult topics, or simply because he or she is a take-charge person.

Assess the Situation Seniors and their

families want to scan the overall picture and find out what’s working well and what isn’t.

This provides a benchmark to compare with down the road if health or mental abilities change. This includes: • The ability to function independently and perform the basic activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, meal preparation and medication management. One way to assess the functional health of an aging loved on is to determine how well the individual can perform the everyday tasks independently.

• Cognitive ability and emotional health including how good is short-term memory, decision-making and common sense? How easily confused is the individual?

Safety level in their current living environment, i.e., can they get out of the house safely in an emergency, do they know who to call? Are

they easily confused?

• What financial resources are available for additional private services and/or more supportive housing?

What formal services are they currently accessing, if any.

• What do private insurers cover and are there other government programs available to support additional services?

For example, this might include extended private health insurance, Veterans Affairs, eligibility and support from Vancouver Island Health Authority, etc.

• Is social support high? Are neighbours, friends or parish members available to help?

Is the senior at risk of isolation (living in a more rural area) and/ or loneliness?

Using the information gathered from above, families and seniors can better answer the question, “Is staying in our home the best option for us?”

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Never under any circumstances stop on the travelled portion of the highway.

If you must stop, move as far off of the roadway as you are able to.

Turn off all lights except for your hazard flashers so that other

drivers don’t think you are still driving on the road.

For more information on this topic, visit w w w. d r i v e s m a r t b c. ca. Questions or comments are welcome by e-mail to comments@ drivesmartbc.ca. Tim Schewe is a retired RCMP constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. His column appears Thursdays.

If it is the best option, the next step involves prioritizing the most important needs. It’s impossible to anticipate every single need.

Possible solutions can be identified with information on how to access support and what resources (private care, equipment, services) including financial are needed to support staying in one’s home.

Wendy Johnstone is a gerontologist and is the founder of Keystone Eldercare Solutions.

Her column runs in the Comox Valley Record every second Thursday.

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‘Intriguing marsh bird’ only very rarely glimpsed Elusive and secretive, the Virginia rail is the most common of the nine rail species found in North America.

Even some of the most avid, patient birders have never recorded a sighting of this intriguing marsh bird.

On a recent visit to the George Reifel bird sanctuary in Delta, I kept my eyes peeled in hopes of spotting one, but no such luck.

This sanctuary in the Fraser River delta is a major stopover for the Pacific Flyway migration. A combination of saltwater marshes, dikes and freshwater wetlands, it is also the winter feeding grounds for many species of migratory birds. It is well worth a visit and a great place for avid birders and photographers.

Our local populations of rails are mainly migratory, preferring to walk through marshy vegetation when they are summer residents. Although they are weak fliers, rails have the highest ratio of leg muscles to flight muscles of any other bird, and are expert runners.

These birds have a number of special fea-

THE RAIL’S ABILITY to compress its body laterally led to the expression “thin as a rail.”

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tures that enable them to live in a very specific environment.

“Thin as a rail” is an expression derived from the way a rail can compress its body laterally using flexible vertebrae, allowing it to squeeze between closely knit vegetation.

Specially adapted head feathers can withstand the wear and tear from pushing their way

through sharp reeds and grasses.

They blend in perfectly with their marshy habitat. They have long reddishbrown legs and stand on large wide feet that can propel them across the marshy vegetation with barely a ripple.

Rails are monogamous birds when it comes to a relationship. The male runs around the female with raised wings and a twitching tail stopping to bow in front of her; if she returns the bow he knows his advances have been accepted.

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marshes are preferred for nesting; nests are fashioned from reeds and grasses making a raised basket atop the aquatic vegetation.

Fiercely protective of their nests and young, the pair will build decoy nests to draw predators away from the young.

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taking the driveway for the water.

Water birds and ducks are very hard to rehabilitate due to their feeding habits and specialized habitat so where possible we try and return them as soon as they are strong enough, giving them the best chance of survival.

Keep an eye out for migrating birds.

The last few storms are bound to have an impact on the migration. Remember, the Comox Valley is an extremely important stop over for many species as they refuel to continue their arduous trek south.

Please continue to be vigilant when driving on dark wet nights.

Deer encounters are still a problem and will be more so when daylight savings time comes into effect.

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We invite you to attend this information session to find out more about how the North Island Hospitals Project will support you and your family’s health care needs when these new state-of-the-art acute care facilities open in 2017.

The event takes place as follows: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

K’ómoks First Nation Hall 3320 Comox Road Courtenay, BC

The meeting will start with a presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session. Island Health and the North Island Hospitals Project team will be on hand to answer questions and gather input.

The North Island Hospitals Project would like to thank the K’ómoks First Nation for the use of their hall for this important public meeting.

For more information on the North Island Hospitals Project visit the Island Health website at: www.viha.ca

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HOW ABOUT HAT! ACROSS 1 Big appliance brand 6 Bursting, as a balloon 13 Houdini feat 19 Only 21 New York senator Chuck 22 Sudden floods 23 Device used in saltwater aquariums 25 Spanish conquistador Hernando 26 Filter slowly 27 Cagney or Lacey: Abbr.

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Young rugby players have great time at jamboree This past Sunday, over 150 young rugby players braved the elements to play the game they are learning and loving.

The Comox Valley Mini Kickers hosted the Investors Group Strathcona Jamboree at Village Park in Cumberland. Clubs travelled from Campbell River, Nanaimo, Cowichan and Victoria.

In the British Columbia Rugby Union’s Youth Program, children are separated into co-ed age groups, U6, U8, U10, and U12, and are taught the basic skills and rules of the game beginning with simple, non-contact, touch rugby on a smaller field. By the time the children are moved to the U12 category they are running games in full contact with modified scrums and lineouts.

“The children are often mixed with the other clubs and the focus is always the love of the game and camaraderie,” said Kickers’ spokesperson Lindsay Mallette. “We had several U8 aged children playing in their first jamboree and they did such an admirable job learning the ropes. Everyone kept smiles on their muddy faces and they are looking forward to their next set of games in

Victoria on Oct. 6,” Mallette said.

“Our U12 squad played a gruelling four games, and some of our newer players tried out full contact for the first time in a game situation and certainly held their own! Our veterans worked out the first-game jitters and managed to get back into the groove after a

long summer off.”

This group of boys and girls are also set for their next matches in Victoria.

The Comox Valley Mini Kickers (ages six-12) practise on Wednesdays at 5:30 and Sundays at 12:30 at Village Park in Cumberland and are always welcoming new players.

After age 12 comes the

U14 category, where the groups are split into boys and girls, and the field size gets larger. “Our Valley boys in the U14 age group teamed up with the boys from Nanaimo and north forming a squad to take on the teams from the south of the Island,” said Mallette.

“Although the team didn’t have a lot of time to practise

as a unit, they played well together, and look forward to giving it another go.

“When our young ruggers hit age 14, they graduate from Mini Rugby and move up to the Junior designation. Junior Rugby on the North Island were able to join our Jamboree this year and play a couple of games in the afternoon after the

Mini’s fun. They didn’t have to brave the weather that the younger ones did, but they did put on an excellent show.”

The U18 Comox/Campbell River girls took on the Cowichan squad. The team put up a strong fight and held them off to finish at 29-10. The full day of rugby ended with the Comox U18 boys taking on the Langford squad, and although the score of 66-0 for Comox may not tell the whole story, there were some huge strides made, and lessons learned in this match-up, Mallette said.

The Junior girls practise at 6:30 on Wednesdays at Village Park in Cumberland; for more information contact aimeeburley@hotmail.com. The Junior boys practise Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30, also at Village Park; for more information contact chappellcd@ gmail.com.

“As always, The Comox Valley Kickers would like to thank our Mini and Junior sponsor, Investors Group, and invite anyone interested in rugby in the Valley, no matter your age, to visit our website at www.cvkickersrugby.ca or e-mail us at cvkickers@gmail.com,” Mallette added – Comox Valley Kickers RFC

a number of times in the game where we could have packed our bags and gone home, but our players were determined to make a game of it,” added Toal.

The Chiefs racked up 42 minutes in penalties compared to Oceanside’s 14 minutes, but the Chiefs’ special teams did not surrender easily. The Chiefs were able to score twice shorthanded and once on the power play as well as

kill off a number of twoman advantages.

With the game tied at 3-3 going into the third, Oceanside capitalized on a defensive miscue and took the lead, and despite some good pressure with the goalie pulled late in the game, the Chiefs were denied the equalizer.

On Sunday, the Chiefs hosted Powell River for the first time this year, and unfortunately the Chiefs’

the success on special teams on Saturday did not carry over into Sunday as they surrendered six power-play goals in a 7-4 loss.

In an evenly matched game, the visitors capitalized on early power plays and jumped to a 3-0 lead at the midpoint of the game.

“Despite not getting the bounces, I knew that if we could get started that we would be able to get back in the game,” said Toal.

A power-play opportunity after the flood proved to be a momentum turner when Mack Christenson pounced on a rebound to get the Chiefs on the board. The Chiefs then battled back to tie the game at 3-3 going into the third, but some undisciplined play resulted in a four-minute power play for Powell River. They scored twice on the man advantage to blow the game open and the Chiefs were

not able to respond down the stretch.

The Chiefs finish their tiering round this weekend as they face Cowichan Valley in Fuller Lake and then return home Sunday to host Juan De Fuca.

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COMOX VALLEY MINI Kickers hosted a successful jamboree at Cumberland Village Park last weekend, with teams from all around the Island participating in the fun event.

Bantams drop pair of games in weekend action This Jiffy Lube Bantam A Chiefs dropped a pair of minor hockey games on the weekend against Powell River and Oceanside.

On Saturday, the Chiefs visited Oceanside for their second tiering game of the year and battled hard in a 4-3 loss. “We really fought through some adversity and were right there in the third with a chance to win the game,” said head coach Sean Toal. “There were

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North Division GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA 8 8 0 0 0 16 40 12 9 3 4 1 1 8 29 35 9 3 5 0 1 7 28 45 10 1 7 1 1 4 28 45 South Division Team GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA Victoria Cougars 8 8 0 0 0 16 44 17 Peninsula Panthers 8 4 2 1 1 10 43 30 Westshore Stingers 10 4 4 1 0 10 38 50 Saanich Braves 8 4 4 0 0 8 25 30 Kerry Park Islanders 8 2 5 0 1 5 27 38 Sept. 27 Comox Valley 3 Peninsula Panthers 6, Sept. 29 Comox Valley 2 Oceanside 1 Oct. 4 Comox Valley @ Campbell River Oct. 5 Saanich vs. Comox Valley 7:30 p.m. CV Sports Centre #1 Courtenay Legion B 0 Courtenay Legion C 0 HOCKEY Griffin Pub Flyers 0 Top Ten SCORING LEADERS Player Avg. Bill Durant 67.66 VIJHL Top 10 Joe McNeil 57.54 Player Tm G A Pt Clair Stephens 53.19 B. Lervold WS 5 14 19 Mark Wyatt 52.08 C. Logan Pen 9 8 17 Terry Hills 51.56 J. Skerratt Pen 7 9 16 Phil Ball 51.40 G. Dunlop Nan 5 10 15 Nick doubinin 50.04 S. Preece WS 5 10 15 Nekson Hatch 49.83 R. Gibson Nan 8 6 `4 Randy 48.48 B. deVries CR 8 5 13 Sean Adrian 45.41 B. Taekema CR 8 5 13 Game Won This Week B. Behan WS 5 8 13 Team W G. Kemmler San 2 11 13 Courtenay Legion A 19 Glacier Kings Top 10 Comox Legion B 13 Player GP G A Pt Comox Legion C 11 Ali Gotmy 9 3 5 8 Griffin Pub A 5 Liam Shaw 9 2 6 8 Courtenay Legion B 0 Duncan Pernal 9 6 1 7 Courtenay Legion C 0 Grant Iles 8 4 3 7 Griffin Pub Flyers 0 Cody Eliason 9 2 5 7 Team Nanaimo Buccaneers Campbell River Storm C.V. Glacier Kings Oceanside Generals

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RUGBY VIRU DIV. 1 Cowichan Cup Team W L T BP PT Cowichan 2 0 0 2 10 Nanaimo 1 1 0 1 5 Comox 0 1 0 0 0 Port Alberni 0 0 0 0 0 Velox Acd. 0 0 0 0 0 Valhallians 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 5 Cowichan @ Comox Valley 1 p.m. Cmbd. Village Park Times Cup Team W L T BP PT UVic 2 1 0 3 11 Velox Acd. 2 1 0 2 10 Cowichan 1 0 0 1 5 Nanaimo 1 0 0 1 5 James Bay 1 2 0 1 5 Port Alberni 1 2 0 1 5 Castaway 1 2 0 1 5 Comox 0 1 0 0 -2

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Happy’s the Real deal Happy’s Source for Sports Indians knocked off Mike Fisher Realty Blue Jays 10-2 on Sunday, Sept.

29 to capKMRBL ture the 2013 Komoux Masters Real Baseball League championship.

After last Sunday’s scheduled final at Highland Fields was rained out, the weather held long enough on Sept. 29 to get in a full nine-inning game. However, the battle lasted only two and half innings then the Indians erupted for several unanswered runs, stopping at 10.

The game was a mild upset as the Blue Jays were the regular season champions while Happy’s finished second.

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Remembering Ellis

DUNCAN PERNAL FOUGHT off the checking of Wyatt Meiers and sprawling goalie Liam Giroux to net the winner for the Glacier Kings against the Generals in Sunday afternoon VIJHL action in Parksville.

PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY

Late goal lifts Yetis to victory Earle Couper Record Staff

Where were you when the lights went out during Sunday’s storm?

The Comox Valley Glacier Kings were just home from Parksville and celebrating a much-needed 2-1 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League win over the Oceanside Generals.

And the only light that mattered in that contest was the red one that lit up behind Generals’ goalie Liam Giroux at 19:16 of the third period when Duncan Pernal’s second goal of the game lifted the Yetis to their third win of the season.

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Pernal’s two tallies give him with six on the year, tops on the Glacier Kings. The win was a big one for the Icemen as they are now three points clear of the fourth-place Generals (with a game in hand) in the North Division and just one point back of secondplace Campbell River Storm.

The Glacier Kings can take sole possession of second place by beating the Storm on Friday, Oct. 4 in Campbell River. The Yetis return home Saturday to host the Saan-

ich Braves (7:30 p.m.

Comox Valley Sports Centre Arena #1).

While the power went out up and down the Island Sunday night, it wasn’t a problem for the Yetis on Sunday afternoon as they overpowered the Generals by a shots-ongoal margin of 50-22.

Scott Legault picked up the win between the pipes while Giroux was named second star for his heavy workload.

Comox Valley went 1-for-6 on the power play while Oceanside was 0-for-1.

The Generals opened the scoring at 17:35 of the first period courtesy of Drew Dancy. Pernal’s fifth of the year from Carson George at 9:41 of the second pulled the visitors even on the power

play. Then Pernal provided the late-game heroics from Ali Gotmy and Cody Eliason with 44 seconds left to send the Oceanside faithful home unhappy.

ICE CHIPS Yetis’ Sheldon Brett was the game’s third star … the Generals had a new bench boss Sunday as assistant coach Rob Gaudreault took over after the team relieved Brent Demerais of his duties Saturday night … Oceanside is looking for a new head coach/ GM after winning just one of their first 10 games … sports@comoxvalleyrecord.com

On a stormy Sunday, Sept. 29, 42 members of Comox Golf Club competed in the annual Owen Ellis Men’s Closing Day Tournament.

“Owen passed away on April 26 and his legacy of 21 club championships between 1941 to 1992 will forever be revered,” an event spokesperson noted.

Nick Usher won the low gross with a two-under par 68 and Gord Baudais won the low net with a wellearned 60. Although the weather was a bit challenging, the golf was played with great spirit and camaraderie.

Comox GC Men’s Club thanks the following sponsors for their kind support: Westview Ford, Comox Pacific Express, Tee Box Restaurant, Thrifty Foods, Visual Sound, Quality Foods and Shilo Painting.

– Glacier Greens Golf

PAR FOR THE COURSE place went to Norm Fellbaum, Roy Hagg, Judy Fellbaum, Rose Jacobson and Caroline VanKerrebroeck.

Closest to the pin on #12 was Paula Mowat for the ladies and Gary Tripp for the men. Leo Lamothe’s team took all the snips. Thank you to Ben Gill’s Catering for the lovely turkey supper.

We thank our regu-

lar sponsors Locals Restaurant, Plates Eatery & Catering and Jo Klassen Restaurant; plus Ricky’s All Day Grill, Slegg Lumber and Midland Tools for their final night support. Thanks to Norm and Judy Fellbaum for all their work this year and welcome to Mario and Sue Guitard who take over the reins next year.

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First place team at -3 was Leo Lamothe, Mario Canil, Paula Mowat, Gary Tripp and Gilles Guilbeault.

Second place team was Bob Mowat, Lee Johnson, Mike Barner, Trudy Lamothe and Gillian Iddiols. Third

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SOMETHING FOR EVERY WOMAN! On behalf of 97.3 the Eagle and our sponsors, The Comox Valley Record, Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa, and the Comox Valley Transition Society I would like to welcome you to the Fourth Annual Comox Valley West Coast Women’s Show.

This is the fourth year we have brought the show to the Comox Valley. The West Coast Women’s Show is a lifestyle show showcasing products, services and information of interest to women. Our show last year was received very enthusiastically and we are looking forward to another dynamic show with a great assortment of exhibitors participating this year.

Women are natural gatherers of information and the Women's show is a great place to share knowledge and ideas so that better choices can be made in all aspects of life for your

families and for yourself.

This show will truly have something of interest for women of all ages.

A key component of the West Coast Women's Show is always the information and this year will be no exception with a terrific line up of seminars planned over the two days. Our speakers will share valuable information on various topics and include Naturopathic Physicians Dr. John Yim talking about silent inflammation and Dr. Lise Maltais about a medically supervised weight loss.

Other topics will include Meditation, Finances, Fashion, Anti-Aging and Digestive Disorders! See the full schedule inside this brochure or online at westcoastwomensshow. com. Many thanks to all the speakers for wanting to share their knowledge.

And of course, there will be lots of opportunities to buy fabulous gifts, jewelry, home décor, beauty products and fashion at the show as well as find out more about health and wellness information and business and financial opportunities!

PC Gold Buyers will be on site if you wish to bring your jewelery to be evaluated right at the show. Connect Hearing will be conducting hearing tests from their mobile testing van in the parking lot and make sure to visit many booths with interactive displays and opportunities for pampering! Check out the beautiful Pacific Northwest Native Display from I Hos Gallery showcasing some of their fabulous art work at the show.

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A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Comox Valley Transition Society. Every year over 1500 women and children seek support to deal with issues arising from abuse and violence.

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COMOX VALLEY WESTCOAST WOMEN’S SHOW

SUNDAY, October 6th

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SATURDAY, October 5th 9:30AM – 10:00AM

FIVE WAYS WOMEN CAN BE MORE EMPOWERED WITH THEIR FINANCIAL DECISIONS. Lara has been working with successful professionals and retirees since 1995. During that time, Lara regularly addresses the question 'Why hasn't anyone told me this before?'

In this presentation, Lara shares the resources she provides to clients who are interested in being more purposeful with their investment decisions and financial/estate planning decisions.Lara Austin RBC Dominion Securities

10:30AM – NOON

INFLAMMATION CESSATION A silent epidemic is sweeping our nation destroying our health without most of us even knowing about it. This enemy to our health continually attacks our joints, arteries, heart, and even our brain.

This enemy that can be affecting every one of us is silent inflammation and it is the common denominator in obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and cancer.

These conditions have become a tremendous financial burden to our healthcare system and more importantly they steal away our health and quality of life.

In this informative talk by Dr. John Yim, naturopathic physician, learn the causes of silent inflammation and how to combat this process in order to prevent and even Dr. John Yim reverse disease.

Naturopathic Physician Reverse silent inflammation and reap the following benefits: Lose weight • Greater energy • Greater longevity • Greater mental acuity • Reduced symptoms of current diseases • Greater health and quality of life.

Fighting silent inflammation is the #1 most important thing you can do for your current health and your future wellness.

Dr. John Yim Naturopathic Physician

12:30PM – 1:30PM

CLOTHING IN A DRUGSTORE? The Comox Pharmasave Cosmetics department carries clothing, accessories, jewelry and so much more, in a Boutique atmosphere!

Come and enjoy a preview of what's in store and how to wear the newest trends by enjoying a mini fashion show and a demonstration on versatile accessory dressing for the season. See why The Comox Pharmasave is the best kept secret this side of the bridge! Holly Francis Pharmasave

1:45PM – 2:45PM LIVE LONGER AND BETTER IN THE HEALING ZONE Discover answers to the million dollar question: How do we live longer and better? Recent research shows that what we do with our lives is much more important than our genetics. People who live in the healing zone, a physiological state of maximum health and minimum stress, can live well into their 90’s with a reduced likelihood of chronic disease. Learn simple meditation techniques and lifestyle habits that may add a decade or more to the average lifespan.Dr. Tom Diamond Health Meditating

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FIVE WAYS WOMEN CAN BE MORE EMPOWERED WITH THEIR FINANCIAL DECISIONS. Lara has been working with successful professionals and retirees since 1995. During that time, Lara regularly addresses the question 'Why hasn't anyone told me this before?'

In this presentation, Lara shares the resources she provides to clients who are interested in being more purposeful with their investment decisions and financial/estate planning decisions.Lara Austin RBC Dominion Securities

11:30AM – 12:30PM ANTI AGING There are advances in repair and recovery from the effects of the environment that are exciting and practical. Since we started measuring environmental toxins from the seventies, there has been a twenty fold increase in the amount of chemicals that we are exposed to. In this seminar, we will cover: 1. The top ten products that you use may be causing damage to your body. Hint: the top three are in your bathroom.

2. The role of food in reducing oxidative damage.

3. Telomeres and how to measure your biological age.

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Dr. Lise Maitais Learn what it takes to become less insulin Naturopathic Physician resistant.

Learn how your body can efficiently become a fat burner as opposed to a sugar burner. Take the last weight loss journey of your life with Dr. Lise Maltais. In practice for over 21 years, Dr. Maltais can help you identify what issues are making weight loss difficult for you. You will be supervised and coached on a weekly basis, each time learning more about your body and fine tuning until you are satisfied with your progress. Dr. Lise Maltais Naturopathic Physician.

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ANXIETY, MOODS, AND HORMONES; IT’S NOT IN YOUR HEAD, IT’S IN YOUR GUT Women’s health educator, Lisa Leger, explains the connection between your brain and your digestive system.Find out how mood and hormonal imbalances are resolved by addressing digestive disorders. Learn about solutions for sleep, stress, weight and period problems using natural remedies.Lisa Leger BA Women's Health Educator on Vancouver Island, Contact her at fertilityfairy@hotmail.com

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CARMEN'S BEAUTY CO. Permanent make-up, esthetics, lymphatic massage and laser treatments.

CARMIE'S CAFE – from Cumberland providing fresh healthy breakfast and lunch. Always fresh.... just the way you like it! www. carmiescafe.com CLAIRMONT CUSTOM DRAPERIES & DÉCOR - specializes in custom made draperies, valances, duvet covers and accessories for the home. We have a beautiful selection of fabrics, drapery rods as well as faux wood blinds, roman shades, cellular shades and more.

COASTAL STYLE SMITHFORDS - NZ Merino Possum Silk Knitwear, plus a selection of gifts from our store COMOX PHARMASAVE Pharmasave in Comox is your health and wellness destination! We have everything from medication management reviews, Home Healthcare, clothing and accessories and a wide variety of gift ware, toys and puzzles! Stop by and see what your community pharmacy has to offer!

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CONNECT HEARING - provides customers with a complete range of hearing testing, follow-up care including hearing aid fitting, ongoing servicing. We are committed to our customers, the community, and cutting edge technology.

COURTENAY FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC - Dr's Ken Heinrich and Marnie Grant will be performing neurological scans and postural analysis. They have a familyoriented health and wellness practice focusing on education and spinal correction.

DR LISE MAITAIS - The Dove Clinic – Dr Lise Maitais is a naturopathic physician specializing in pain management, nutrition and medically supervised weight loss.

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or the past few weeks we have had a historic return of pink salmon to virtually all of the streams and rivers in our local watersheds. River and beach anglers have enjoyed an unexpected bonanza. The interest in these feisty little salmon has detracted many from traditional fall lake fishing. About two weeks ago I felt the need for some challenging lake fishing in Spider Lake.

With the current downpour of this week it may be a bit of a memory stretch to recall that we have just come off one of the hottest and driest summers on record. When I arrived at Spider Lake the other day, I was surprised at how low the water level was.

My timing was not bad in that I arrived on the lake the morning of the first storm we had that arrived just after noon of that day.

There were a couple of canoes, one kayaker and a lone shore fisher taking advantage of the lull before the storm.

After launching my punt I rowed out to the deep waters of the main body of the lake.

I know the contours of the lake about as well as I know the contours of Elaine’s raised beds in our garden – I should because I have had intimate connections to both for at least a generation. The only other serious fisher on the lake was one of the resident bald eagles, who fortunately chose to ignore my efforts.

Trout do not do well in warm water. I had reasoned that the lake

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RALPH SHAW was cooling enough for some action depending on my luck. My day started with two wet fly patterns – a dark green nymph pattern and maroon leach, slowly trolled on highdensity sinking lines.

I was fishing in about 30 to 40 feet of

chose this meaningful act as our way of saying good-bye to Don. I have since talked to several members of the club who have released fish in this expression of closure. All have felt a sense of joy and elation by this symbolic gesture. It may be the beginning of a simple tradition to departed fellow anglers.

What followed for the next two hours was a lot of action from small bass ranging from five to eight inches in length. To get

Trout do not do well in warm ❝ water. I had reasoned that the lake was cooling enough for some action depending on my luck.

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water and got off to a quick start when a prime trout of about 15 inches hit my nymph pattern with the force of a small pink salmon.

All went well, the eagle stayed in his tree and when the fish came to the net, it was carefully unhooked and released back to the lake as a parting salute to Don McDermid, a friend and member of the Comox Fly Fishers who had just passed away.

Members of the club

away from the constant action from the little bass I moved into shallower water on the east shore of the lake and anchored in about 25 feet of water.

Casting the nymph into deeper water and erratically retrieving it produced an unusual strike where the fish just simply swam towards the boat seemingly unaware it was hooked. I was surprised when I looked into the clear water

and saw a respectable bass swimming beside the boat. I simply lifted it into the boat without bothering to net it. It produced two delicious white fillets Elaine and I enjoyed for dinner that night.

While practising my casting and watching a strike indicator float I had attached to a micro-leech pattern I felt a sense of intimacy with the small lake, ducks, geese and yes the eagle. It is the sort of emotional attachment that outdoor people frequently develop with places they visit in their pursuits.

It is easy to develop this feeling for favourite places on streams, rivers and lakes. Hunters have the same experience when they come to know certain wild places where they spend much time in quiet solitude while waiting for game to appear in their sphere of vision.

Ralph Shaw is a master fly fisherman who was awarded the Order of Canada in 1984 for his conservation efforts. In 20 years of writing a column in the Comox Valley Record it has won several awards.

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Gordon W. Fisher

1923 - 2013 Gordon W. Fisher passed away peacefully on the morning on September 28 in his residence at Comox Valley Seniors Village. He left to be reunited with his wife of 63 years, Beryl who predeceased him in 2009.

He leaves his son Gord (Marion), daughter Karen.

Four grandchildren, Brad, Angela (Cory) Tracy (Demos), Greg (Joely). Also his greatgrandchildren, Christian, Emily and Constantine.

Dad served in WWII as a wireless radio operator/rear gunner. He was a proud member of the airforce until his retirement. He used to say it was the “best club� to belong to. Mom and Dad met many life long friends over their lives and travels in the Air Force.

Our dad was a positive, up-beat man and a wonderful example to his family. We are happy for dad that he is with our mom again. and together with their lord.

Our sincere gratitude to Dr. Thompson and the staff on floor 2D at the Comox Valley Seniors Village.

A memorial service will be held at Comox United Church Tuesday October 8, 2013 at 1:oo pm

Doris Williams (nee Hutchinson)

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May 31, 1929 to July 25, 2013 Our family has lost a loving, guiding force who gently but firmly shaped the lives of husband Norm, sons Mike, Charlie (Tammy), Ted (Jennifer) & grandchildren Dustin, Candace, Catherine & Daniel. Plus all her extended family & friends.

Doris was born in Chemainus & grew up on her parent’s farm in Saltair with her brother George & sister Mae. Doris helped with all the various chores associated with farming, looking after the animals, tending the various crops & working in the family butcher shop. Doris also worked in Knights Hardware & Furniture store in Ladysmith, which was owned by her sister & brother in law’s family. Another of Doris’s jobs was delivering milk to 200+ customers of a large dairy farm in the Chemainus area.

This was the days of glass milk bottles & Doris had to hand wash the retuned empties. Doris also taught Sunday School in her late teens in Saltair.

On October 24, 1951 Doris married Norm Williams & they worked side by side building their life together. The family’s first home they built on Crozier Road in Chemainus. The next home was waterfront in Qualicum Bay & the present home is in Royston, where Doris & Norm have lived since 1968. Mom worked along side Dad in the construction & upkeep of all the family homes. Mom enjoyed having her flower & vegetable gardens which flourished under her care.

Doris had a passion & wonderful ability for doing oil paintings.

Over the years she painted portraits, landscapes, sailing ships, & even construction equipment. Some of these paintings are in homes across North America. Doris participated in painting classes for over 30 years. She especially enjoyed the friendships of the people in these classes. The last group was called Brushworks & Doris always looked forward to their time together each week. It was only a couple of years ago that Doris found it too tiring to attend painting classes.

Special thanks to Dr. Woldnick, Dr. Dan, Dr. Moosbrugger, the nurses & staff on the third floor of St. Joseph’s Hospital, & the paramedics for their compassionate care of Doris. Also thank you to all of Doris’s extended family & friends for their kindness & support through these difficult times.

On October 12, 2013 from lpm to 3pm there will be an informal gathering of Doris’s family & friends at the family home at 3718 Royston Road to share memories of a life well lived. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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Ted Howard Vollick

of Courtenay B.C October 14, 1954- September 5, 2013 It is with great sadness we announce the death of Ted who passed away in hospital after a brief illness. Ted is survived by his wife of 35 years Cindy, children Teliah Vollick (Ole) and Jesse Hovland (Debbie), grandchildren Ryan and Brandon Hovland.

A hard worker with many talents, Ted was an avid nature, and wildlife lover. This passion was reflected in his most notable talent his art work. Ted spent his last years enjoying the outdoors and creating new forms of artwork. Ted will be missed by many. No service by request. There will be a private ceremony to spread his remains.

We would like to thank Dr. Woldnik, the Nursing staff of Home and Community Care, and the Nursing staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital for the care that was provided to Ted in the last months of his life.

Alan Jones

Alan Jones passed away on Tuesday, September 24th 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen, sons Mark (and wife Heather), Ian and grand-daughters Claire and Laura. Alan was born in Cardiff, Wales and emigrated to Ontario, Canada with Kathleen and the boys in 1975.

Eighteen months later he was off again this time to Vancouver Island, BC and later to Vancouver as he and the family continued their adventure. For more than 55 years, Kathleen was his rock and constant companion. Together they authored a simple but beautiful life-story. Alan was a skilled craftsman who was involved in many aspects of the building trade from bricklaying and stone masonry to general contracting and drafting.

Alan was also a passionate family man. He ensured that his sons had university educations and post-secondary schooling was an important consideration in making the original move overseas. Despite being ill, he vowed to attend his granddaughter Claire’s high school graduation in June this year, a promise he made when she was born. He was also looking forward to seeing his other grand-daughter, Laura, proudly wearing her cap and gown. Alan was thought of as an allround good guy who loved amateur soccer, birds, fishing and a good dinner. He also loved Manchester United, watching nature shows on television and having a good laugh. As a volunteer he gave his time generously to many worthy causes including coaching youth soccer and improving Fanny Bay Hall. Alan was gregarious and everywhere he went in life, from the football field to the neighbour’s deck, he made great friends and thoroughly enjoyed these special friendships.

Coming from England, he brought old world values to the new world; he was honest and fair, you could count on him and his word was his bond. Above all, Alan valued his independence and freedom and it was important to him to spend his final days at home. Kathleen ensured that this happened and was loyally and lovingly by his side when he departed.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice. A celebration of Alan’s life will be announced at a later date.

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In Loving Memory of NICOL “NICK� EDWARD LONGLAND December 16, 1972 October 3, 2009 Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us everyday, unseen, unheard but always near Still loved and missed and very dear.

Nothing can ever take away the love a heart holds dear.

Fond memories linger everyday, remembrance keeps him near.

Beloved Son, Husband, father & brother. forever in our hearts.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS GLACIER View Lodge welcomes crafters, artisans and home sale businesses to rent a table at our upcoming Bazaar. The sale will be held in the Comox Mall on November 1 and 2nd. Tables are $65.

For more information or to book at table call Liz at 250338-1451 during weekday business hours.

INFORMATION Filberg Apple Press Party & Specialty Plant Sale: SUNDAY October 6th 11am-3pm in the park Beautiful ceramic and clay pots of all colours, shapes and sizes. Shrubs like hardy fuchsia, Mexican Orange, Rhodo ‘mardi gras’, shrub roses, Italian fig tree, sweet box. Hardy perennials: Euphorbias, 2 flats of succulents, sedums, Agapanthus, heucheras, blue and red lobelia, phlox. Grasses: black mondo, Japanese forest, miscanthus zebrinus, miscanthus feather reed, Carl Forest. A variety of house plants. A variety of springflowering bulbs.

Pressing Matter mobile juicer will be onsite pressing apples, apple juice will be on sale and there will be an ‘EVERYTHING APPLE’ Bake Sale.

All proceeds of this fundraiser will go directly towards the re-design and renovation on the main stage and the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the buildings in the park.

LEGALS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CREDITORS and others, having claims against the Estate of JOAN ASHLEY, formerly Of 4640 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, B.C., V9N 7J3 and now deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor.

Wendy Bird, 6452 Vienna Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3L 1S8.

Notice of claims must be received on or before, October 31, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard to the claims that have been received. Wendy Bird, Executor NOTICE TO CREDITORS & OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of FLORENCE RUTH CARVER, deceased, formerly of 333, 1700 Comox Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 4H4 are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Co-Executors c/o Holland Cameron, Barristers & Solicitors, 1779 Comox Avenue, Comox, B.C. V9M 3L9, before the 7th day of November, 2013 after which date the Estate assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims of which it has notice.

Ralph Edward Reynolds & Gary Reynolds Co-Executors c/o Holland Cameron Solicitors for the Estate 1779 Comox Avenue Comox, B.C. V9M 3L9

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Must be dedicated, flexible, motivated, trustworthy and committed to excellence. Salary BOE; benefits; mileage and travel expenses. Interested applicants can send a resume and cover letter to personalassistantresumes@shaw.ca

FULL-TIME LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR The CVRD is seeking a full-time lifeguard instructor to join our recreation team. The successful candidate will have the following valid certifications: NLS, WSI, Aquacize.

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NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of ALBERT JAMES BILEY, deceased, formerly of 1868 Willemar Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 3M6 are hereby required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executrix c/o Holland Cameron, Barristers & Solicitors, 1779 Comox Avenue, Comox, B.C. V9M 3L9, before the 7th day of November, 2013 after which date the Estate assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims of which it has notice.

Barbara Biley Executrix c/o Holland Cameron Solicitors for the Estate 1779 Comox Avenue Comox, B.C. V9M 3L9

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Your presence is present enough. “The only one who wants a gift is Jack, and he wants a pony� (JUST KIDDING!)

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LADY FROM Rwanda, then Victoria, now Comox Valley, please phone Bill The Carpet Cleaner - 250-339-5003 Nar-Anon are you affected by someone’s use of drugs, we can help. Wed. Group 7:30pm at 280-4th St. Eureka Support Society contact Jack 3343485. Fri. Group 8:00pm, Komok’s Health Centre, 3322 Comox Rd. Call Rene 334-2392.

LOST AND FOUND ESCAPED From Hornby Island - 8’ white & blue Seabright inflatable Dinghy. Reward for capture & return to Andy (250)703-3373.

HELP WANTED An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.

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PERSONALS

FOUND MONEY on the Courtenay River Walkway on Wed, Sept 25. Call to identify (250)703-0680.

AL-ANON/ALATEEN - Concerned about someone’s drinking?

Contact 1-8884ALANON (1-888-425-2666). www.al-anon.alateen.org

LOST: Set of keys at Costco on or about Sept. 7. The keys are random house & padlock keys on a ring with no fob. If found call 604-414-8932

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JANITORIAL STAFF Cleaner required, evenings & weekends, 5 days or more.

Must have own transportation.

Criminal check required.

Experience an asset.

Send resume to bpaling@telus.net

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FAMILY Resource Association requires an Behavioural Consultant Worksite: Parksville & Port Alberni. For details go to www.d69fra.org

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We offer the chance to live and work in the Rocky Mountains, where year round local attractions and recreational choices for the outdoor enthusiast are unlimited! Add to this, challenging work assignments and excellent opportunities for career and professional growth with Canada’s largest diversiďŹ ed natural resources company and we think you’ll ďŹ nd what you’re looking for.

NOW HIRING!

Teck will be hosting Career Fairs at the following locations:

Nanaimo – Friday, October 4 – 2pm-6pm Coast Bastion Hotel, 11 Bastion St, Nanaimo, BC

Campbell River – Saturday, October 5 – 10am-2pm Anchor Inn & Suites, 261 Island Hwy, Campbell River, BC

We will be collecting applications and interviewing for the following IMMEDIATE openings:

• Heavy Duty Mechanics • Electricians • Millwrights and Welders • Various Safety Positions

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• Instrumentation Mechanics • Heavy Equipment Operators • Engineers and Geologists • Wide range of Staff Positions (See website)

Work on a eet of the world’s newest and largest mining equipment! First year total trades compensation package can exceed $100,000. Attractive 4 days on 4 off shift work.

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CARRIERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

250-338-0725 Carriers Needed Substitute Carrier Needed COURTENAY

RTE # 230 Piercy Ave & 17th St RTE # 495 Crown Isle Dr, Monarch Dr, Royal Pl, Bristol Way & Regency Pl. RTE # 498 Royal Vista, Crown Isle & Kensington Cres.

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LOCAL CRANBERRY FARM requires fall harvest crews.

Applicants must be capable of successfully carrying out active physical labour in outdoor weather during month of October, 8-10 hrs per day. Successful candidates only will be contacted. Bonus earning conditions apply. Please apply by fax to 250-339-4057.

Teck offers stable, long term, progressive careers with competitive compensation packages that include a pension plan, employee share purchase plan, comprehensive beneďŹ ts plan as well as participation in annual bonus plans. Enjoy an amazing lifestyle in the Rocky Mountains.

For a comprehensive list of current openings and more information, attend the career fair and visit our website: www.teck.com/careers

RTE # 595 Balmoral Ave, Pritchard Rd, Juniper Pl RTE # 653 Forester, Slater, Mason, Gardener, Painter, Coach Pl. RTE #605 Orchard Park, Baybrook, Filberg & Mack Laing Crt. circulation@comoxvalleyrecord.com

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Comox Valley Record Hours:

MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:30AM-5:00PM 765 MCPHEE AVENUE COURTENAY PART TIME OFFICE CLERK

Long established local company requires a mature, professional part time office clerk.

Duties include but are not limited to: answering phones, taking customer orders, filing, billing and accounts payable.

Candidate must be organized, detail oriented, able to work unsupervised and proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and preferably Access). Office Administration or Administrative Assistant certificate would be beneficial for this position.

RCMP check and drug testing are mandatory for this position. All applicants must be over 21.

The job is approximately 24 hours per week or more as needed, and vacation coverage. Medical, dental, safety bonus, pension is available.

Wage rate is $18.00 per hour.

Please bring your resume in person to 4919 North Island Highway, Courtenay between 8am and 4pm.

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NOW HIRING Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

We currently have the following openings:

Heavy Duty Mechanic (North Island)

Manager, Strategic Planning (Campbell River)

Scale Specialist (Port McNeill/Beaver Cove)

Detailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/business-value/our-people-employment/careers WFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

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HELP WANTED

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UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE Students wanted for summer management positions with Student Works. Full business training provided. Challenging learning experience, huge resume builder. Average earnings summer 2013 $20,500.

Info call 1-800-665-4992 or www.studentworks.ca Deadline October 30.

AMBROSIA’S HIGH-END sensual massage. Avail. Oct. 14th to the 17th. Excellent reviews on perb.ca Call or text, 250-884-2172.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD KITCHEN Helper: Secondary & experience is an asset, but not required. Willing to work evening & weekend shift. Wash, peel and chop for food preparation, assist cooks. 37.5hrs/wk, 10.25-$12/hr, domojapancour tenay@gmail.com Domo Japan:209-444 Lerwick Rd.Courtenay,BC,V9N 0A9

HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN for all your home repair and maintenance issues. Please call Bob at 250871-5400.

WANTED EXPERIENCED servers, bussers, and kitchen staff. Yiamas Greek Taverna 275 8th Street. Apply in person: Sunday, Oct. 6th 1-3pm

MEDICAL/DENTAL PART time veterinary assistant/kennel person needed immediately. Experience working in a veterinary clinic preferred.

Please drop off resume at Comox Valley Animal Hospital, 3110 Comox Rd, Courtenay. cvah@telus.net Ph 250-3392511

HOME REPAIR & Maintenance Service. Interior or Exterior. Call Les for Free Estimate at 250-898-8887.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

1.877.835.6670 MISC SERVICES

VOLUNTEERS

COMOX VALLEY RECORD Advertising Sales Position Available

We are growing our advertising sales department at the COMOX VALLEY RECORD and are seeking applicants who are eager to join an award winning team.

The applicants must have the ability to build relationships with clients and deliver superior customer service. The winning applicant will be team player and will be called upon to aggressively grow an existing account list. The ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with a positive attitude is a must.

The successful applicant will have sales experience preferably in the advertising or retail industry.

The position offers a great work environment and strong benefits package.

The Comox Valley Record is a division of Black Press community news media, an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio.

Please submit your resume with cover letter by Oct. 4, 2013.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Zena Williams, Publisher

COMOX VALLEY RECORD 765 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 2Z7 publisher@comoxvalleyrecord.com Fax: 250-338-5568

WesternOne has the vision and dedication to become the largest Western Canadian equipment rental, service and sales company through acquisitions and branch development in key areas. During our growth, we will remain dedicated to servicing our customers and the people we work with. We are currently seeking suitable candidates for the position of POWER SPORTS MECHANIC Reporting to the Service Manager you will be contributing to the success of the branch by providing a high level of service to our customers. You will service and repair olaris oĆĄ road vehicles Č‹ R ČŒ, olaris Snowmobiles as well as a variety of outdoor power equipment.

The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of related experience working in the Power Sports Industry.

Previous experience working as a Mechanic in the equipment rental or construction industry is an asset but not required. You must have strong trouble shooting experience and be accustomed to working independently as well as part of a cohesive team. A professional demeanor and mutual respect for your co-workers and customers is required. Candidates should have a valid driver’s license with a clean abstract.

Please submit resumes to: Mark.Hedican@WesternOne.ca Western ne is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all who respond; however, please note that only those applicants being considered will be contacted

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CARPENTRY 250-650-1333 SKILLED carpenter. Licensed & certified.

Free estimates, Call Doug www.suncrestholdings.ca

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GENERAL MANAGER Seniors Care – Comox Valley We are now recruiting an experienced, business-minded General Manager for our state-of-the-art Comox Valley Seniors Village facility, located in beautiful Courtenay, BC. CVSV is a thriving ‘campus of care’, encompassing both residential care and assisted living clients. The GM is accountable for all aspects of facility operation, including administration, HR functions, marketing and auditing care delivery and recreation outcomes.

Qualifications: t Min 5 years experience in Health Care Management. t Min 3 years experience in management of Geriatric Care Services preferred. t Previous financial management experience. t University graduate in Hospital or Business Administration preferred.

For a detailed description and to apply online, please visit our website IMMEDIATELY at: www.retirementconcepts.com/careers.

While we appreciate all applications, please note only those short listed will be contacted.

Retirement Concepts is an equal opportunity employer.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Guided online learning, instructor-led, in a highly supported environment

www.stenbergcollege.com

Over 92% of our grads are employed in their ďŹ eld of study within 6 months of graduation.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GOLDSMITH Custom Designed & Handcrafted Jewellery.

Full repair service.

Ring sizing while you wait.

Engraving Women’s Fashions SIMPLY TIMELESS. 379 4th Street, Courtenay.

250-871-0606

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS

GIRL WITH A TRUCK, strong back and a sense of humor to help with sorting household items, organizing living space and taking away unwanted belongings. Moving, downsizing or just tired of the clutter. Call Shelly at 250-897-8748.

PETS

Psychiatric Nursing (online): This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC).

Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

Special Education Assistant (online): In only 9 months you could be earning $17 - $25.99/hour.

You will receive training and certiďŹ cation from the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD).

Therapeutic Recreation – Gerontology (online): Support and promote optimal health for seniors by planning, implementing and evaluation therapeutic recreation services. Earn up to $23.50/hour.

Government student loans & funding (ELMS/WCB) & other ďŹ nancing options available to qualiďŹ ed applicants.

Toll Free: 1-866-580-2772

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CLIMBERS Wanted.

Tree Climbers for Single Stem Harvest and Windfirming needed throughout Coastal BC. Contact Jason 250-701-1911

THERAPEUTIC Riding need volunteers. 250-338-1968 or 250-338-1968 www.cvtrs.com

FLOORING SALE Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Laminates - $0.59/sq ft Engineered - $1.99 sq ft Hardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!

TRADES, TECHNICAL

TRADES, TECHNICAL

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

FEED & HAY

GOOD HORSE hay for sale.

1st cut $6/bale, 2nd cut $8.50/bale. Free delivery for 50 or more. 250-338-5503.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE ANTIQUES/VINTAGE Vintage Sisters Home & Garden FARM SALE

Farmhouse furniture & cottage style items, vintage kitchen wares, wicker, textiles...

Sat. Oct. 5th & Sun. Oct. 6th 11 - 4pm no early birds 5051 Headquarters Road

UNDER $200

BEIGE LOVESEAT -plush $150. 2 matching brown Lazyboy recliners, 1 is a rocker recliner $150 both. Ph 250338-9850

KITCHEN TABLE - Large, white + 4 uphol. swivel chairs $125. Glass semi-circle hall table $40. Mirror 3ftx2ft $20.

Assort. pictures $7 - $20.

(250)898-8542.

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Air Brake Course October 19 & 20

• Class 1 & 3

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

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UNDER $300

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

FOR SALE BY OWNER

NEWER FUTON - Wooden frame, upholstered sage green 10� mattress. $250 O.B.O 250-339-5155

DELTA 10� tablesaw, shop compressor, 13� Delta planer, 6� Jointer, router & bits, moulding set, 7� Dato set.

250-335-9192 or 250-3311816

FRIENDLY FRANK KITCHEN CART with wheels, $50 obo. Microwave (like new) $10 obo. 250-338-9500.

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*250-336-8731* FULL Cords cut/split & delivered, rounds also available. Discounts on 2 or more cords. Order yours today! #250-703-FIRE(3473) Est. in 2004. Custom cut, split, delivered, clean. Well seasoned.

FURNITURE

SOFA & Loveseat, blue fabric $250. Black microwave 3yrs $75. Call 250-338-0806.

SOLID HONEY Oak dining set - Sacrifice at $975. obo. “Contemporary�, 8 years old. Table: 5’ long w/2 18� leafs, 6 chairs, 2 with arms. 2 piece hutch w/lights, seats on chairs sage green. Excellent condition. ($7000. new) (250)752-1973.

ELECTRIC OXYGEN concentrator - $500. 250-338-7585.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

MAGNIFICENT EAGLE “Early Riser�, Norman Marshall signed & numbered print. Also personally signed by artist.

Conservation framing spec. glass, $500 firm. 250-3396054.

Duncan “Teacher�

Lazy-Boy Rocker Recliner brand new, still in box - model 10-403, $400. Call 250-9412067.

SEALY SUPREME Adjustable TwinXL bed - 2 yrs old. Wall Huger model, head & foot fully adj. independently, head comes to full sitting position, massage feature head & foot, memory setting for favorite positions to be saved, headboard attachment brackets, incl. operators manual included. Sealy Posturepedic Pillow Top Adjustable Mattress-2yr old. Excl. cond. Sealy’s top of the line set retailed for $3500 asking $1000 OBO. (250)339-6505

Drop in and speak to a Career Advisor to find out about all of our services.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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HAIR STYLISTS Chair rental

Would you like to double your income working the same hours?

Modern downtown salon in Courtenay is looking for stylists.

Find out how...call us now at

Claude Bigler & Friends

442-B Duncan Avenue, Courtenay

778 992 0029

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2002 WRANGLER Electric Scooter. 24 Volt, full weather enclosure included. $1800 OBO. 250-339-6621 ASSORTED ROOKIE baseball cards. Dual cassette tape recorder and player (component - needs amplifier). Assorted VCR movies, assorted cassette tapes. Call for details (250)339-4038 or email: p.horgen@utoronto.ca

TSOLUM AREA Store w/2 bdrm 1 bath, living area attached. 1/4 acre yard - garden area, newly renovated. $265,000. 250-703-2195.

DUPLEX/4-PLEX

FULL DUPLEX $255,000. new roof, new shed, small but cute on 0.3 oceanview acre. In Painter Barclay area. $255.000. 250-850-0998 FULL DUPLEX- Oceanview, 2 bdrm, 1 bath each side, extensively renovated, new just about everything, including metal roof. $320,000. 250850-0998.

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CAMPBELL RIVER: Avail.

Sept. 15 - Oct. 1. Lovely private custom home, 3 beds, 2 baths. 7 yrs. old. 2500 sq. ft. full front french doors and windows facing south. Heat pump/air-exchanger/air-conditioner. Huge front garden, room for 2 extra driveways.

Concrete deck back garden approx 60 ft x 16 ft. deep. Old growth fir stairs, 2 beds up and huge walk in custom shower.

Also antique furniture & carpenters’ tools for sale. 916 Heritage Meadow Drive. Visit Kijiji for more pics. Price $442,000. 250-286-3602.

COURTENAY-E RANCHER for sale 1800sqft, custom built, 3 bdrm & den, nice yard. R.V parking. F.M.I 250-338-5962

3 BDRM Townhouse, corner unit, 772 Robron Rd, Campbell River. 1300 sq ft. Remote control garage. Patio. Mountain view. Close to shopping and recreation. $189,000.

Please call (778)475-0902.

LADYSMITH

Quality manufactured home.

Easy living at less than $1,000 per month. Hardiplank exterior. Fridge, stove & dishwasher incl. Pets allowed. Only 45 min. from Victoria & 15 min from Nanaimo. Near transit, community centre, pool & town. Quiet adult community,. $119,900. Call 250-246-0637

RENTALS HOMES FOR RENT Royal LePage in the Comox Valley (Property Mgmt Division) #121 - 750 Comox Road Courtenay, BC VAN 3P6 Phone (250) 897-1300 Fax (250) 897-1330 Interior viewings for the following vacancies are by approved application and appointment only.

Houses & Suites DUPLEX/TOWNHOUSE 339A NimNim Pl 3 Bed 2 Bath N/S 5 Appliances $875/mth Avail. Immed.

FOR SALE BY OWNER WILLOW POINT updated 1 level patio home. 2 bdrm, 2 bath+ den, 1300sq ft, bright & sunny end unit.

Walk to shops, medical, Sea Walk. $224,900. Call 250-923-7792.

HOUSES FOR SALE

289A NimNim Pl 3 Bed/Den 2 Bath N/S N/P 5 Appliances $1050/mth Avail. Immed.

2105A Urquhart 2 Bed 2 Bath N/S N/P 5 Appliances $1200/mth Avail Oct 1st HOUSES

SIDE RAIL Protectors for a pickup with a 6 ft box. Like new $200 obo 250-339-5708 VI’S HOT-TUB Covers, made in BC. Professional in home service. 250-897-8037.

WEDDING DRESS, beaded halter, white, with shoulder tip veil,sz 14-16. $800.obo. Brass Daybed with trundle & mattresses. $100. (250)339-2755.

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED duplex in Courtenay, quiet culde-sac. 3-bdrm + den, 2.5 baths, bright, spacious kitchen, 5 appl’s, garage, private large fenced backyard with shed. Roof 2009. Close to NIC. Details & pics on Craigslist. $229,500. Call (250)3388208 or cell (250)792-0024.

WEDDING ORNAMENTS for Sale: 22 Garnier Vases, 16� feather balls, white, 22 sm reflective table mirrors, 66 tea lights, $1000. 9 Bride maids dresses starting at $80. Call (250)287-0081.

2896 APPLE DR. Located in the heart of Willow Point, this 1478 sqft rancher offers 4bdrms, 2bths, newer kitchen, roof & flooring. Private fncd yard, RV parking. $259,000. http://sites.google.com/site/ 2896appledrive Kim: 250-923-6503.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO FOR sale. Kawai polished red mahogany with matching bench. Excellent condition. $1,900 OBO. Port Alberni. Call 250-723-3301.

SPORTING GOODS

BEIGE SOFA hide-a-bed, $250. Beige futon with wooden sides, $250. 3� memory foam for king size bed with cover, $125. All in good condition, Comox. Call (250)339-2624.

MARES DIVE gear and 2 tanks (aluminum 80).

Call (250)339-5667.

KILN - Hardly used, electric & programmable, asking $2500.

Call 250-897-3142

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NATIONAL POOL Table two sets of balls rack, six ques. $1000 o.b.o. 250-334-8606

FRENCH CREEK CHARMER 3 bdrm/2 ba on .23 acre. Many updates. Warm, welcoming & move in ready. $335,000. By appt. gardendelight@shaw.ca.

250-752-4741.

Photos upon request.

SUNNY COOMBS field/treed acreage. Room for revenue development. Comfortable 2 floors of 1400 sq ft. Wood, hot water heat $745,000.

Phone/Fax 250-248-4495.

Don’t waste time or money, we have the contacts to help you.

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4701 Kilmarnock Dr 3 Bed 3 Bath N/S 5 Appliances $2000/mth Avail Oct 1st COTTAGES

14 X 52 MOBILE - thoroughly reconditioned, wheel chair accessible, vacant. Located at Arden Mobile Home Park. $26,900 - for viewing phone 250-890-9182

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Garage Sales

In The Comox Valley 250.338.3746

If it is taking too long to get results, 10% of the agents handle 90% of the sales. Lyle and Kathleen Larson, plus very few others, are in this top 10% category.

620 Nootka 4 Bed 2 Bath N/S 5 Appliances $1375/mth Avail. Immed.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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HOBBIES & CRAFTS GRINSHEEP FIBRE Productions. 1265 Leffler Rd. (across from the Wildlife Centre in Errington) Offering felting, spinning, knitting & weaving supplies at reasonable rates.

Open Tues - Sat., 1 - 5 or by appt. Call 250-248-6306 or email: grinsheep@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE

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Variety of items old and new - household items, books, clothing, knick knacks.

Something for everyone.

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GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

COURTENAY - 2400 Urquhart Ave. Sat. 9am - 2pm. Come check it out, lots of surprises.

Rain or shine.

FANNY BAY - 7635 Ships Point Road, Sat. Oct. 5th, 8am-2pm. Power & other tools, car jacks & stands, extension cords, garden items, multi patio tables, chairs, umbrellas & stand, golf clubs & shoes, X-country fish scale skis, poles & boots, speed skates, all ladies size 9; blowup dingy & oars, misc. kitchen items; outdoor xmas lights & decos., luggage and too much more to mention. Rain or shine

COURTENAY - 5051 Headquarters Road Sat. Oct. 5th & Sun. Oct. 6th, 11 - 4pm no early birds. Farmhouse furniture, cottage style items, vintage kitchenware’s, wicker, garden art, succulents, suitcases,textiles, mirrors, chandeliers, antique bottles, antique organ, china, teak...

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RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals www.pennylane.bc.ca

CLOSE TO GOOSE SPIT 3 bdrm, 2 bath, F&S, family rm, carport, fenced yrd, N/S, No pets. Avail. Sept. 1 $1,100/mth RURAL HOME 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, on no thru street, 5 appls, carport, beautifully landscaped fenced yrd, deck, wired workshop, N/S, No pets. Avail. Aug. 1 $1,350/mth COMOX FAMILY HOME 4 bdrm, 3 bath, 5 appls, fam rm, garage, fenced yrd, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Oct. 1 $1,250/mth COMOX RANCHER 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, gas F/P, new paint & flooring, garage, partially fenced, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Oct. 15 $1,100/mth COMOX RANCHER 3 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appls, gas F/P, carport, fenced yrd, N/S, small pet neg. w/ref. Avail. Oct. 1 - $1,000/mth COURTENAY RANCHER 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, fam. rm., partially fenced, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Immed. $950/mth CLOSE TO DRIFTWOOD MALL 2 bdrm, 1 bath rancher, 4 appls, laminate flrs, landscaping incl., N/S, No pets, Avail Nov 1 $1,000/mth CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN COMOX 4 bdrm, 2 baths, 5 appls, family rm, garage, woodstove, N/S, No pets, Avail. Nov 1 - $1,400/mth 8 RMS - 3 b/r, hw flrs, gas fp, fncd yrd, sgl gar, 4 car prk pad - N/S - pet neg., refs reqd $1350/mth - Avail Oct 1st gfmd55@gmail.com

APARTMENT/CONDO 2 BEB CONDO for rent available Nov 1st. Insuite laundry, family complex close to college & shops. $750/mo.

1/2 mo D.D. 250-871-3776 COURTENAY1000sq ft, 2 bdrm, spacious, secure, quiet, walking distance to all amenities, en-suite W/D, storage, priv entry, prking, patio.

Call (250)334-8468.

COURTENAY. 1-BDRM quiet lower suite. Updated, laminate floors. N/S. Avail Nov 1, $595./mo. 1321 Lewis Ave. (250)882-0960.

COURTENAY EAST- 2 bdrm condo, private patio, 6 appls, Large storage room. 2/prkng.

Shopping, NIC. NS/NP. $850.

Avail now. (250)338-6480.

COURTENAY- TOP floor condo, Mountain view, 2 bdrm, 2 bath. $795. Call (250)7521693 or (250)228-9891.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COMOX: 4 bdrm duplex, incld’s F/S, D/W, lawn maint. $925/mo. Avail now. Call 250339-9805.

OFFICE/RETAIL 1000 SQ.FT. Office/retail.

Avail immed. Downtown Comox, frontage on Comox Ave. $1100/mo. Call (250)339-3937 days or (250)339-2007 eves, ask for Ray. 910 Fitzgerald Avenue Corner Fitzgerald & Eighth Prime office space available 1,825 sq. ft. available now.

Street level. Excellent downtown location near Court House. On a highly visible site. Modern, well maintained professional building.

Security elevator. Air conditioned.

Ample parking.

Suitable for retail or office.

One of the finest professional buildings in the Comox Valley.

For details phone 339-1222 or 339-0490

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court.

Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com

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SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

HOMES FOR RENT

HOMES FOR RENT

HOMES FOR RENT

HOMES FOR RENT

ABBEYFIELD HOUSE offers affordable, supportive seniors accommodation in a home-like setting. All meals provided.

Call 250-338-7136 for tour.

STORAGE RV STORAGE, 5th Wheel or boat, dry covered area. $85/month or $800/year.

Fenced outside storage $50/mth. 250-338-5503.

APARTMENT/CONDO

“YOUR Apartment, Condo and Townhouse Rental Experts”

www.meicorproperty.com APARTMENTS

APARTMENT/CONDO

PARK PLACE

ARRAN HOUSE APARTMENTS

1970 Fitzgerald Ave, Courtenay

1015 Cumberland Rd., Courtenay TWO BEDROOM SUITE available in well-

2 and 3 bedroom available. Quiet complex with on-site management. Reasonable rates. Some completely renovated units with new appliances. Sorry no pets. Security deposit and 2 rental references required.

VACANCIES

250-334-3078

Barclay Square

Two bedroom, very clean condo walking distance to town. Two units available. No Pets. $750 per month

250-334-9717

Maplewood Manor

WILLOW ARMS APARTMENTS

One bedroom condo with an incredible view. Close to shopping and town. Adult building. No pets. $620 per month

Corinthia Estates

Two bedroom executive condo on Crown Isle golf coarse.

Granite counters, hardwood floors, overlooking the fairway. No Pets, No smokers. $1300.00 month, Available October 15th.

www.totalconcept.ca

respected, adult-oriented building. Close to downtown, and ideal for seniors with bus stop out front. Arran House is well managed and maintained, and offers a friendly and secure atmosphere. House cat is accepted with pet deposit. Non-smoking building.

1252-9th St., Courtenay Spacious 3 bedroom suite in a quiet family oriented building with secure entry and manager on site. Walking distance to schools, bus stops, and downtown. Reasonable rent includes heat, hot water, stove, fridge, carpet and drapes. No pets, two rental references and security deposit required.

For viewing please call Donna 250-334-9667

250-871-4427 407A-5th Street

CONDOS PACIFIC COURT

BEECHER MANOR

1520/1540 Piercy Ave, Courtenay

1045 Cumberland Road

HOMES FOR RENT

Available immediately 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom, in clean, quiet building with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet.

Ideal for mature couple! Enjoy this charming rancher w/ amazing ocean & mountain views! Situated on full sized lot, & features deck designed for entertaining, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, wood f/p, 5 appl, & large yard. Pet neg w/deposit. N/S. $1150/mo. Avail Oct 1

BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS 1 & 2 bedroom available (2 bedroom features 1.5 bath) condo available close to downtown. This quiet, well maintainted building suits mature adults. Bus stop is conveniently located out front. Small dogs accepted with pet deposit.

rity deposit required.

To View, Call 250-338-7533

www.advancedpm.ca 250-338-2472 UNION BAY RANCHER

In-suite storage with washer and dryer.

Small pets welcome. Rental references and secu-

TOWNHOUSES / DUPLEXES WEST COURTENAY DUPLEX

RYAN COURT 1450 Tunner Drive, Courtenay Clean and modern 1 bedroom available now. Cat okay with pet deposit. Lease required. Rent $625/month.

Call 250-338-7449

Extra large duplex w/4 bdrms up & 1.5 baths in West Courtenay. Wonderful family home recently renovated w/high end laminate on main floor & all new carpet up. Eat in kitchen & formal dining area. 5 appl. Fully fenced back yard & single garage. N/S. N/P. $1200/mo. Immediate possessionl

Call 250-703-2570

1075 Edgett Road, Courtenay 2 bdrm suite available. Reasonable rent includes stove, fridge, dishwasher, carpet, blinds and storage room in suite. N/P, security deposit and 2 rental references req’d.

For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667

GUTWALD DUPLEX

Rural living only moments to town! 3 bdrm upper duplex features 4 appl, garage space, deck, & large shared lot. N/S. N/P. $800/mo. Oct 1.

TOWNHOUSES TORRY PINES

CONDOS / SUITES / APARTMENTS

1560-13th Street, Courtenay

CHERRYWOOD MANOR 900sqft+ 2 bdrm corner suites located in secured entry building w/large decks, large windows, 2 appl. & on site coin-op laundry. Conveniently located near schools & on bus routes. N/S. N/P. $750/mo. incl. FREE heat & hot water.

Immediate possession!

Features 5 appliances, wall-to-wall carpet, blinds, gas fireplaces - gas included in rent. Low hydro. Children welcome.

Quiet, well-maintained 2 bedroom condos. Ideal location, walking distance to Superstore and North Island College.

No pets.

RUTHERFORD MANOR

BRAIDWOOD MEWS

Spacious townhome in quiet complex features 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 5 appl, carport, & large living area. Excellent proximity to schools, recreation, shopping & other amenities. N/S. Small pet considered w/deposit. $1025/mo. Immediate possession

VANRIDGE MANOR 123 Back Road, Courtenay

KENTWOOD MOBILE

Recently updated mobile is rural living, w/comforts & amenities of town only minutes away. Includes 4 appl., & small yard w/shed. Small pet may be permitted w/ref & dep.

N/S. $800/mo. Immediate possession.

Call 250-334-9717

Attractive 2 bedroom townhouses have been completely renovated – enjoy new appliances, flooring and bathroom fittings in these spacious units. Friendly and quiet atmosphere make it ideal for family or working couple. Large, private patio area allows great access for your pet.

Small dogs accepted with pet deposit. Call 250-334-9717

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SPORTS & IMPORTS

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TRUCKS & VANS

BOATS

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CENTRAL COURTENAYlower legal suite, nice area spacious 1 bdrm.

Refs definitely req’d, NS/NP. $750 incldes utils. Call (250)331-0293.

2002 CHEVY TRACKER. 4x4, automatic, P/S, 4 door. Burgundy. Extra set of tires & wheels. $2950 firm. 250-8300988 or 250-923-5355.

TOWNHOUSES

TRUCKS & VANS 2010 KIA FORTE COUPE (silver). Like new, only one owner. 17,500km. $15,000.

Call 250-338-8725 DreamTeam Auto Financing “0� Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1990 4x4 Sierra Ford pick-up $800. Big Bear Quad w/ 2 sets tires, snow blade & cover, $3500.obo. Whitewall Hunting tent, new, w/frame & 5’ porch, 12’x14’ $1800. (250)339-2755

MARINE

MOTORCYCLES

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

CARS

www.pennylane.bc.ca

KYOTO FRIENDLY BUILDING – DOWNTOWN COURTENAY 2 bdrm, 1 bath apt.

All appliances + washer & dryer. Heated floor, low utility bills. Avail. Immed & Oct. 1. - $1,000/mth BRAND NEW 1 bdrm/1 bath townhouses within walking distance of downtown Ctny, 5 appls, beautifully finished interiors, res. pkg, N/S, cat ok w/ref.

Avail. Immed $875 WILLOW WOOD 2 bdrm, 1 bath patio home, 4 appls, patio, 2 res. pkg spaces, N/S, No pets. Avail. Nov.1 $750/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, balcony, res. pkg., N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed - $750/mth ARGO COURT 1 bdrm units, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, hot water & basic cable incl, N/S, cat neg. w/ref. Avail. Immed & Oct. 1 - $650. Call Res. Mgr: 3348602 MAPLEWOOD MANOR 1 bdrm, 1 bath condo, F & S, W/D hookups, patio, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1-$650/mth PIERCY COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, laminate flrs, res. pkg., N/S, No pets.

Avail. Oct. 1 $750/mth PARK PLACE MANOR 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, gas F/P (gas incl), patio, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Oct. 1 $850/mth SPACIOUS NEWER DUPLEX 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls, fam rm, garage, fenced yrd, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Oct. 1 - $1,300/mth TRUMPETER’S LANDING Modern newer condos bordering the airpark. 2 bdrm, 2 bath units avail. 5 appls, custom finishings, balconies/patios, underground pkg, storage units, some with ocean views. N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 15. Rents from $1,100/mth SUNRIDGE TOWNHOUSES 2 bdrm & den, 2 bath, 5 appls, elect. F/P, carport, balcony, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Nov. 1 - $1,100/mth.

ROSEWOOD TOWNHOUSES 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, basic cable incl, N/S, No pets. Avail. Oct. 1 - $725/mth. Call Res. Mgr. 250-334-8602 CRYSTAL SHORES 2 bdrm, 2 bath townhome, 6 appls, B/I Vac, Elect F/P, garage, Adult oriented, N/S, No pets.

Avail. Immed $1,300/mth. – listed for sale ARGO COURT, 2 bdrm, 1 bath ground floor unit, F & S, coin laundry, hot water & basic cable incld., N/S, cat neg w/ref, Avail Nov 1 - $700/mth DRESSAGE COURT 3 bdrm, 2 bath, ground floor, 5 appls, patio, res.pkg, Gas F/P (gas incl), N/S, No pets, Avail. Nov 1 - $850/mth CLOSE TO SUPERSTORE 2 bdrm, 1 bath, ground floor, 5 appls, patio, res. pkg, N/S, No pets Avail, Nov 1 $750/mth

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

1986 HONDA APSENCADE GL1200. Runs great! $2600.

OBO 250-286-6363

1965 MUSTANG Coupe. Restored to stock condition.

Healthy 200 GEO, automatic, reliable daily driver. $9800.

250-202-0442 1991 HONDA Civic hatchback, running cond., exc. in gas mileage, 274,000km. $1,500.

Call after 5pm (250)923-0027.

1996 FORD Crown Victoria LX- 128,000 km, lady driven, excellent condition. $2200.

(250)897-3997.

2002 DODGE Caravan Sport, 190,000 km, Silver, auto, fully loaded, good condition. $2000 obo. Call (250)331-1320.

2005 SUNFIRE$3900 obo, very low mileage at 89,500km, 1 owner, excellent condition, very clean, auto, air, cruise, comes with spare winter tires on rims. 250-890-2042.

185 CAMPION EXPLORER. Ready to go fishing. Elec. down rigger, GPS, Fish finder Engine 135 Merc., 9.9 and more. $15,000.

250-9230528/250-287-0211

29 FT Fiberglass Sailboat, volvo diesel,moorage paid until mid Apr,2014.Reduced to 12,900 obo. 250-337-5747

MARINE ACCESSORIES

1-800-961-7022

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals

2004 GMC Sierra 2500 3/4 Truck, w/electric hookup & trailer hitch, V8-364, auto, canopy, 3 seat belts, 95,800 km - Excellent cond: $8000.

250-703-2525.

1997 GMC Sierra 1500.

136,000 km, 4.3 litre V6 RWD, 5 spd standard. Newer tires, New battery & alternator. Excellent condition, a must see! $4200. obo. 250-830-0704 or kd_mac@shaw.ca

100SQ FT storm sail, 11oz new. 45lb CQR anchor. Ample power smart charger controller, new. Large Baja filter. 9.9 Johnston outboard motor. Call 250)339-5667.

BOATS

19’ FIBERGLASS boat with trailer. 200hp and 8hp Mercury outboards. New price $6,500. obo Call 250-337-5565 after 7pm.

ALOHA 34, 1979, $52,500. In Comox with slip, good condition, well equipped, Yanmar 27 HP 3GM30S. Inflatable dingy. Suzuki 2.5 HP outboard. Call (250)334-2450.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

10’11� BIGFOOT Camper.

3000 Series. Top cond. Satelite TV reciever, side/rear awnings on 2008 FORD F350 Crew Cab. Lariat-Diesel, dually, 4xdrive, sliding moon roof, tailgate step, heated seats, leather, trailer tow, dual air cond, keyless entry. Two tone.

103K Km, Mint cond. $60,000.

250-286-3308

1992 AWARD 727, 27’ all fiberglass travel trailer. A/C, New gas/Elect. refrigerator, twin beds, 2 Lazy Boy chairs, flat screen TV, DVD player. $4950. 250-204-2590 or 250923-6777. terloral@telus.net

2001 4x4 DODGE DAKOTA P/U Crew cab. 243,000 kms.

New price $5,900. obo. Call 250-337-5565 after 7 pm DODGE RAM 1500 4x4 black, short box canopy. $89,000km’s. $7800 O.B.O 250-334-8606

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175 BAYLINER as new, 55hrs(used)135 h/p mercruiser-in-out board hydraulic leg, full canvas on stainless steel frame (detachable)Fresh water cooling, fish finder on h.d galvanized trailer $17900. 250286-3308 2006 BOM BARD Max 3 8’ inflatable boat complete w/ keel & launching wheels. All in exc. cond., seldom used. $2350. new. Sell $750.(250)926-9119.

25’ PERMANENT moorage slip in Comox Bay Marina with 26’ Ranger sail boat, $2500.

Call 250-218-1969.

BE SURE to see First Lady before haul out Sep 30 (winter storage). Diesel 36’ cruiser, sleeps 5, hyd’s, elec’s & inverted AC. Grand wheelhouse $145,000.

Ph/Fx 250-2484495.

3%,,Ă–9/52Ă–#!2Ă–&!34 $BMM

SAIL BOAT: Flying Junior, fiberglass, 13ft, sails good condition, custom trailer. $1,490.

Call (250)338-0708.

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Wednesday and Friday

2007 COBALT SS - $7,900 OBO. 1 owner, 2.4 Litre, 5 speed - pretty much loaded, fun to drive, great gas mileage. Spent $3000 recently new brakes, struts, windshield and more. Call (250)890-0071.

1998 SAFARI 35ft. Diesel Motor Home. Showroom condition. Very low mileage. Lots of extras. 250-287-4575

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2000 ARCTIC FOX - 5th wheel, 29.5 ft, large LR & BR slide, lots of extras - excellent condition, winter pkg. $20,000.

250-339-6156 2007 HONDA Civic Hybrid.

94,000 miles. One owner, A/C winter tires and rims. $8,900.

OBO. tel 250-338-0806.

2008 COBALT 1 owner, low km, no accidents, good mileage, 4 cylinder, excellent condition, 2 sets of tires. $6000 obo. 1(604)210-0466. charonrids@hotmail.com

SPORTS & IMPORTS

2009 WINNEBAGO ERA Limited. Diesel CRD170XL, 24’, 15,500 miles. Original owner.

Bath w/sink & shower, patio awning, A/C, furnace, propane gen., micro, TV. $71,900.00 250-752-4736 / 403-691-5639

1997 JETTA GLX 168000kms.

Auto. trans., well kept, runs well, sun roof, stereo, excellent on gas. $3000. 250339-7483 25’ ALPENLITE 5th wheel.

Complete with hitch. Great floor plan, fully equipped. Aluminum frame, tandem axle.

Walk-in shower, solar panels, good cond., Must be seen!

Always stored in winter. $5500. obo. (250)335-1796.

2000 BMW-M, Roadster (rare) 60k-miles. Red, leather interior, new rubber. $17,900. Call (250)338-0708.

#(%#+Ă–#,!33)&)%$3 Ă– $BMM

PERFECT FOR heading south, $18,500, obo. Easy tow, easy live. 2004 Westwind 5th Wheel, 24’6�, mint condition, slide, rear kitchen, great layout, 2nd marine battery, ‘04 F150 truck, HD, 103,000 km super cab, bed liner, tow pkg, tire upgrade. 250-586-4716.

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Help transitioning to adulthood Comox Valley Girls Group, sponsored by the Comox Valley Transition Society, announces that the Vancouver Foundation will provide $17,600 for Taking Flight, an initiative for young women aged 17 to 21.

This funding augments financial support for other programming, provided by the Central and Northern Island United Way and the Comox Valley Transition Society.

Taking Flight will support young women who are transitioning to adulthood, and navigating challenges such as access to affordable services, life skills (employment skills, housing, etc.), and maintaining healthy relationships and support networks.

The focus will be on building

skills and resources for independent living, maintaining physical and mental health, and maintaining connection to community services. Priority will be given to young women at risk for homelessness/living in poverty, to young women with limited supports, and to young women with mental health concerns or other barriers.

Girls Group is entering its 15th year in the Comox Valley.

Hundreds of girls and young women have participated in the psycho-educational/support groups and related projects such as Through a Girl’s Lens photography project, Altered Barbies, zine making and spoken word workshops, and the Comox Valley Herstory Project.

Co-ordinator Wendy Morin

expressed gratitude to funders, Comox Valley Transition Society, and community partners who have contributed generously to the lives of local girls and young women over the years.

“The support we have received has enabled us to respond to the evolving landscape of issues young women face daily,” she says.

New groups for all ages begin the week of Oct. 14 and the first week of November. The groups are held weekly for nine to 12 weeks.

For more information or to register for groups or training, contact Amy at acrook77@ gmail.com, Wendy at wendy@ comoxvalleygirlsgroup.com or leave a message at 897-0511.

— Comox Valley Girls Group

THE GIRLS GROUP is offering a program called Taking Flight to assist young women aged 17 to 21.

COMOX VALLEY WORSHIP DIRECTORY Church of Our Lord

BAHÁ’Í FAITH

Holy Communion 10:00 am each Sunday

Devotional gathering – With the theme “Blessed is the Spot,” October 7 at 7:15 pm.

All are welcome.

at Berwick, 1700 Comox Ave. Comox, BC All Welcome Tel: 250-941-0332

www.coolcomox.ca Anglican Church in North America

~~~ “Blessed is the spot… where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified.”

Bahá’u’lláh www.bahaisofcomox.org 250.702.3041 250.702.0574 www.courtenaybahai.org

Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship Sun. Oct. 6th “Our Spirited Human Community”

by Marvin Haave

www.cvuf.ca 250 Beach Drive, Comox (at Comox United Church)

250-890-9262

We’ve Got Some Space For You!

to place your ad here

250-338-5811

E-Mail: features@comoxvalleyrecord.com

THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Meeting in the Stan Hagen Theatre

COMOX UNITED An Affirming Ministry

Comox Avenue at 250 Beach Dr.

Sunday Worship and Children & Youth Program 10 am Email: cxunited@telus.net

Full Wheelchair Access

St. George’s 6th & Fitzgerald Ave.

Courtenay

“The church with a heart in the heart of the city” CELEBRATING 100 YEARS SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 am SUNDAY SCHOOL Nursery-Grade 7 Minister: Peggy Jensen 250-334-4961

stgeorgeuc@shaw.ca www.stgeorgesunitedchurch.com

“Sounding forth the Supremacy of Christ in all things”

10:30 am

Everyone Welcome www.resonatechurch.ca

Hearing Assistance

www.comoxunitedchurch.com | 250-339-3966

RIVER HEIGHTS CHURCH

1290 Guthrie Rd., Comox

of the North Island College at 10 am Sunday Morning

Join us this Sunday

@ 10:30 am ~ A Place to Discover Your Life Purpose ~ Pastors Darryl & Kim Burry

www.centralchurchefc.com Pastor Dave Koleba

Rev. Maggie Enwright

Bay Community Church

Community Church

WELCOMES YOU TO SERVICES AT:

RESONATE BAPTIST CHURCH

10:00AM at Brooklyn Elementary School

Comox Valley

Val 250-338-7727 (office)

Comox Community Baptist Church Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 A.M. 1250 Anderton Road, Comox

250-339-0224

Faith Family Friends

Sundays 10 am Nursery - Kid Jam Youth Group

1580 Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay 250-338-8221 www.cvsalarmy.ca church@cvsalarmy.ca

We’ve Got Some Space For You!

1105 Pritchard Rd., Comox www.baychurch.net 250-339-7527

PRESBYTERIAN COMOX VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN 725 Aspen Rd., Comox

Service 10:30am Sunday, Oct. 6

Pastor Rev. Clark Gietz

Everyone Welcome.

Congregational Christian Churches of Canada

to place your ad here

250-338-5811

E-Mail: features@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Guest Speaker: Rev. Elizabeth Forrester Tel/Fax 250-339-2882 e-mail:cvpc@shaw.ca comoxvalleypresbyterian.ca

Full Wheelchair Access

Hearing Assistance

LIVING A VISION FOR CHRIST AND COMMUNITY

Sunday Celebration Morning Service 11am Evening Service 7pm

Hosts of “NEW” FIRST SEMINAR “Comox Valley School of for more information Contact Supernatural Ministry” Drew or Laurie Thomson (Bethel DVD Curriculum) 250-337-8011

Friday Night Fellowship 7pm Come where you will feel welcomed and received, stop trying to handle your cares alone, let us help, we care.

2201 Robert Lang Drive / Old Fish and Game Building

2946 Kilpatrick Ave. 250-338-1312

250-334-8424

COURTENAY FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Comox Valley Parishes Welcome You!

JOIN US IN WORSHIP 9:15 am Contemporary Service 11:00 am Traditional Service Nursery Care & Jr. Church @ 9:15 am

PASTORS: Peter Rabey & Randy Dyck 2963 Lake Trail Road, Courtenay (across from Arden Elementary) 250-334-3432 www.courtenaybaptist.com

St. Peter

Jim Lyster, Rector 218 Church St., Comox • 250-339-2925 SATURDAY 5:40 Express Contemporary Worship SUNDAY 8:00 am & 10:00 am Worship www.stpeterscomox.ca

St. John the Divine Rev. Fr. Anthony, Rector 579 - 5th Street, Courtenay

SUNDAY Holy Eucharist 8:30 am to 10:00 am WEDNESDAY 10 am Holy Eucharist

250-334-4331

email: patmos@shaw.ca http:/stjohnthedivinecourtenay.bc.anglican.ca

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Volunteers monitoring salmon in Brooklyn Creek

October sees the return of the third annual Kids Month at Bayview Chiropractic.

Drs. Debbie Wright and Alicia Steele will provide health screening for kids in their office at 544 Fourth St. in Courtenay.

Infants and children up to 13 years will be checked for health indicators such as early signs of scoliosis, proper backpack use and safety, and proper development of their nervous system.

These screenings will be done by donation, with all proceeds going to the Comox Valley Child Development Association. The CVCDA is a non-profit society that serves children in the community who need extra support.

For more information, or to book your screening, call Bayview Chiropractic at 250334-4844 or visit their website at www.bayviewchiro.ca.

— Bayview Chiropractic

BCWS will provide volunteers with waders as necessary, as the survey requires two or more people to walk in the stream. The survey takes no more than two hours and, depending

on the number of volunteers, each volunteer will be asked to assist approximately three or four Saturdays.

The BCWS is hosting an information and practical session about

the salmon counts this Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. The event will take place at the end of Comox Avenue, where the road turns into a trail leading down to Brooklyn Creek.

Anyone interested in getting outdoors and doing something great for the community is encouraged to contact Larry by phone at 250890-9159 or e-mail at lwjefferson@shaw.ca to

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Further information about the BCWS can be found at brooklyncreek.ca.

— Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society Finance offers are now available on new 2013 Rogue S FWD (W6RG13 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Versa Note 1.6 S (B5RG54 AA00), manual transmission/2013 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG53 AA00), manual transmission. Selling Price is $25,728/$13,665/$15,915 financed at 0%/0.9%/0% APR equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $128/$78/$88 for an 84/84/84 month term. $2,500/$0/$0 down payment required. Cost of borrowing is $0/$440.28/$0 for a total obligation of $25,728/$14,105/$15,915. $500/$1,250 NCF Finance Cash included in advertised price, applicable only on 2013 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG53 AA00/C4LG53 BK00), manual transmission/Versa Note 1.6 S (B5RG54 AA00/ B5RG14 AE00) on finance purchases through subvented loan contracts only through Nissan Canada Finance. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. ‡13,000 cash discount is valid on all 2013 Titan models except the Titan 4X2 King Cab S SWB (1KAG73 AA00)/‡$5,000 Cash Purchaser’s Discount is based on nonstackable trading dollars and is applicable to all 2013 Nissan Rogue models except 2013 Rogue S FWD (W6RG13 AA00), CVT transmission. The $5,000 cash purchaser’s discounts is only available on the cash purchase of select new 2013 Rogue models (excluding the W6RG13 AA00 trim model) when registered and delivered between October 1-31st, 2013. The cash discount is only available on the cash purchase, and will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease or finance rates. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. ◆ $25,728/$13,665/$15,915 Selling Price for a new 2013 Rogue S FWD (W6RG13 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Versa Note 1.6 S (B5RG54 AA00), manual transmission/2013 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG53 AA00), manual transmission. $500/$1,250 NCF Finance Cash included in advertised price, applicable only on 2013 Sentra 1.8 S (C4LG53 AA00)/C4LG53 BK00), manual transmission/Versa Note 1.6 S (B5RG54 AA00/ B5RG14 AE00) on finance purchases through subvented loan contracts only through NCF. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Conditions apply. ▲ Models shown $36,148/$20,585/$21,515 Selling Price for a new 2013 Rogue SL AWD (Y6TG13 AA00), CVT transmission/2014 Versa Note 1.6 SL TECH (B5TG14 NA00), Xtronic CVT® transmission/2013 Sentra 1.8 SR (C4RG13 RT00), CVT transmission. ≠‡◆▲Freight and PDE charges ($1,750/$1,567/$1,567), certain fees, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable are included. License, registration, air-conditioning levy ($100) where applicable, insurance and applicable taxes are extra. Finance and lease offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Retailers are free to set individual prices. Offers valid between October 1-31st, 2013. †Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) Entry Level Segmentation. MY14 Versa Note v. MY13/14 competitors. Offers subject to change, continuation or cancellation without notice. Offers have no cash alternative value. See your participating Nissan retailer for complete details. ©1998-2013 Nissan Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Financial Services Inc. a division of Nissan Canada Inc.

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ductivity.

During October and November, teams of volunteers will walk a designated section of the stream to record observations of spawning coho salmon.

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The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society (BCWS) will carry out a weekly survey during October and November to monitor returning salmon to the stream.

Brooklyn Creek is home to spawning populations of coho and chum salmon as well as resident cutthroat trout, sticklebacks, and sculpins. This ‘community jewel’ has its origin at the Crown Isle and Longlands golf courses and flows through the City of Courtenay, the regional district and the Town of Comox before emptying into Comox Bay at Mac Laing Park.

The BCWS is a volunteer community organization that develops and implements projects to facilitate the restoration and protection of the creek. Since 2005, BCWS has worked in partnership with the Town of Comox and Department of Fisheries and Oceans to restore several sections of lower Brooklyn Creek.

The information collected with this project provides a reference on the value of Brooklyn Creek as a salmon-bearing creek and to determine if past restoration activities are having a positive impact on salmon pro-

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